[Rarebooks] fs: Washington. They Knew Lincoln, 1st, DJ
Back Creek Books
rock at backcreekbooks.com
Sat Jul 10 14:17:40 EDT 2010
Greetings Booklovers,
We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 7808 ) Washington, John E. (1880-1964); Introduction by Carl Sandburg.
THEY KNEW LINCOLN.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1942. First printing, Full cloth,
Octavo, 244 pages + appendix, black & white photographs, facsimiles. Fine in
a Very Good, Price Clipped dust jacket, Jacket in Mylar protector.
Uncommon but very important Lincoln book, capturing many first-hand
impressions of Abraham Lincoln by African Americans who personally knew and
interacted with him. The historical record is weak in regard to Lincoln's
personal relations with blacks and their perceptions of him and his
attitudes toward them, and therefore this book fills a crucial
gap--particularly in light of today's revisionists who seem anxious to paint
Lincoln as a stark racist. Dr. John Washington, an African American dentist
who grew up in the shadow of Ford's Theatre in the late 19th century,
gathered these amazing stories through personal interviews with Lincoln's
African American acquaintances or their children. Here are the testimonies
of Lincoln's barbers in Illinois and Washington, white house servants,
waiters, doorkeepers and others, all meticulously researched and verified
while retaining their original vigor and color. There is a large section
devoted to Mary Lincoln's seamstress and confidant Elizabeth Keckley, whose
story was largely recovered by Dr. Washington's groundbreaking research. The
book includes previously unpublished photographs and Lincoln letters,
including the first full transcript of an 1855 letter to Hon. George
Robertson of Kentucky in which Lincoln speaks at length about his feelings
on the issue of slavery. The book is bound in dark blue cloth over boards
with yellow stamped lettering and rule to spine and upper board, yellow
topstain, illustrated endpapers. Some minor browning to endpapers along
hinges, a few shallow extremity bumps to boards. Binding sound. No prior
ownership marks. Jacket has some edge chips, closed tears, and a few rubbed
wrinkles and creases. Slight sun-fading to spine....... $450.00
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Rock
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