Here's what we know about the nature of that relationship. What was Joshua Speed's relationship to Abraham Lincoln? Publicly, ...

It’s a question that has plagued historians and journalists for decades. Now, the perpetual debate has reared its head once ...

In a 1926 book called Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, author Carl Sandburg described Lincoln and Speed's relationship as having "a streak of lavender": "Joshua Speed was a deep-chested man of ...

He had learned these verses by heart; the tones of his mother’s voice was in them” (Abraham Lincoln; The Prairie Years). To Joshua Speed he once said, “I am profitably engaged in reading the ...

Lincoln: The Enduring Friendship of Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed (Columbia University Press, May 3, 2016) Did Abraham Lincoln’s bromance alter the course of American history? Charles B.

Earlier that day, Lincoln was unusually cheerful ... In 1864, he wrote to his friend Joshua Speed: “I am profitably engaged in reading the Bible. Take all of this book upon reason that you ...