MEMOIRS OF GUSTAVE KOERNER, 1809-1896: LIFE SKETCHES WRITTEN AT THE SUGGESTION OF HIS CHILDREN. EDITED BY THOMAS J. MCCORMACK. by Koerner, Gustave - 1909

Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press, 1909. 2 vols. Illus. Original cloth.. First edition. Graff 2533: "Much of the work deals with the author's relations with Abraham Lincoln." Buck 270: "Koerner emigrated to America in 1833, traveling from New York to St. Louis and locating near Belleville in St. Clair County. He tells of his trip and of many others in various parts of Illinois, especially during the decade of the thirties. The book furnishes a valuable picture of conditions in the state..." Howes K243.