- Author
- Martin, C. H.
- Date of Publication
- 1939
, mathematics and law. On one summer day, while studying
law, Lincoln lay recumbent on a pile of wood. Russel Godbey came by and
inquired, "Abe, what are you reading?" "I'm not reading, I'm studying law."
Godbey exclaimed, "Good God Almighty," as he strolled on. Upon admission
to the Bar in March, 1837, he left