Kirkham's Grammar
Although Abraham Lincoln considered his formal education to be defective, from an early age, he compensated by devoting intense effort to self-education through reading. In his twenties, while serving as New Salem postmaster and a member of the Illinois state assembly, Lincoln studied the law and taught himself surveying. After mastering Kirkham's Grammar, he gave his copy to Ann Rutledge, inscribing it: Ann M. Rutledge is now learning grammer [sic]. Ann's tragic death a short time later from typhoid fever ended the couple's future plans.
Although Abraham Lincoln considered his formal education to be defective, from an early age, he compensated by devoting intense effort to self-education through reading. In his twenties, while serving as New Salem postmaster and a member of the Illinois state assembly, Lincoln studied the law and taught himself surveying. After mastering Kirkham's <em>Grammar</em>, he gave his copy to Ann Rutledge, inscribing it: Ann M. Rutledge is now learning grammer [sic]. Ann's tragic death a short time later from typhoid fever ended the couple's future plans.