Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Volume 1 by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)

A fascinating look at the early life of Abraham Lincoln through his term as Illinois congressman. Writer and poet Carl Sandburg, with an accumulation of historical documents and a storehouse of anecdotes about the object of his keen interest (having grown up in Illinois) paints a compelling picture of the 16th President and the rugged frontier life of the early 19th Century. - Summary by Scotty Smith