Randall, Ruth Painter

Lincoln's sons Ruth Painter Randall - Boston, Mass Little, Brown and Company 1956 - xvi, 373 p.

Includes Bibliography and Index




A family on eighth street --
The first two "dear codgers" --
Two more "blessed fellows" --
Growing up in Springfield --
"Me and father" --
"Our eldest boy, Bob ... promises very well" --
"Aint you ... tired of this constant uproar?" --
"Let the children have a good time" --
Young ideas shooting in various directions --
Mourning in the White House --
Father and son in conflict --
"How Mr. Lincoln and Taddie are" --
"To have our Iowa friend at the shindig" --
Tad's little theater and other enterprises --
Catastrophe for the family and the nation --
"I am not a president's son now" --
"Us editors of the budget" --
For Robert double toil and trouble --
Tad goes on a long journey --
Tragedy of mother and son --
"A man ought not to shirk public duties but --
" --
Attention of President Lincoln's son --
The enigma of Robert Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln had four sons, and here is their story, told for the first time by the author of Mary Lincoln: Biography of a Marriage.


Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 --Family


Abraham Lincoln - Mary Lincoln - Eddie Lincoln - Tad Lincoln - Willie Lincoln - Bob Lincoln

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