Abraham Lincoln · every age

What was Abraham Lincoln doing at 26?

Lost race after race, then became president at 51

1. Aug 25, 1835

   Ann Rutledge died of typhoid

   A New Salem friend some biographers call his first love. He sank into a serious depression.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Alexander Gardner (1863), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source