The Greatest Document Ever Penned by Mortal Man.
New York: The New York State Civil War Centennial Commission, n.y. Broadside. 17½" X 23". Very good. Illustrations. Single horizontal and single center folds, as issued. Item #37449
Issued on coated, rather heavy stock, this compilation of news items was distributed by Master Newspaper Syndicate and was in effect a news release for possible use in newspapers and other publications wanting "filler" material. Undated, but likely 1962. Consists of several news stories set in several columns, largely "A Great World Document" by Mason Tolman and several smaller, uncredited stories, each concerning Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Several small illustrations. From the collection of noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar Arnold F. Gates (1914-93). Unusual and seldom seen.
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