Book excerpt: A collection of poems, songs, stories, cartoons, and satires on the 16th US president, Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) most from his own time or shortly thereafter. Enlarged from the 1974 edition to include material that has been surfaced since, and to add a large collection of cartoons from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Contributors include Unionists and Secessionists, friends and foes, and African Americans. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR