Condescending history professors may claim there is nothing new to learn about Abraham Lincoln. Considering he was assassinated 140 years ago and remains one of the most revered figures in United States history, that claim may not be too outlandish.

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But two Clarkston residents believe they are publishing a book that does indeed provide new information and may change some of the historically recorded details about the nation's 16th president.

Historical collector Bill Snack and Bill Feeheley recently published "Rare Personal Accounts of Abraham Lincoln," a 360-page book containing approximately 250 personal accounts of President Lincoln. The book provides a typed version of each account as well as a scanned version of the original letters in each individual witnesses own handwriting.

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