George Haven Putnam 
Abraham Lincoln 
The People’s Leader in the Struggle for National Existence

Abraham Lincoln, The People’s Leader in the Struggle for National Existence is a biography written by George Haven Putnam. Lincoln was an American attorney and statesman who served as the 16th American president from 1861 up until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln steered the country through the American Civil War and succeeded in maintaining the Union, abolishing slavery and improving the U.S. economy.