[Gutenberg 11172] • Abraham Lincoln: A Play

John Drinkwater was an early 20th century English poet and playwright. After writing the drama Abraham Lincoln he wrote similar plays, Mary Stuart and Oliver Cromwell. In Drinkwater's play Lincoln is depicted in 7 significant roles: husband; father; war leader; humanitarian; statesman; hero; and murder victim. Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. His strength of character and brilliant mind helped keep the United States from falling apart. His tragic assassination robbed the US of a great man.