Abraham Lincoln

The First Law Book Lincoln Ever Read

Posted on October 21, 2015

    The first law book Lincoln ever read was "The Statutes of Indiana." He obtained the volume from his friend David Tumham, who testifies that he fairly devoured the book in his eager efforts to abstract the store of knowledge that lay between the lids. No doubt, as Tumham insists, the study of the statutes at this early day led Abe to think of the law as his calling in maturer years. 

By William H. Herndon，Jesse W. Weik "Herndon's Lincoln: A True Story of a Great Life"
Herndon-045-025-01 The First Law Book Lincoln Ever Read