Herndon

[ hurn-duhn ]

noun

1. William Henry, 1818–91, U.S. law partner and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.
2. a town in NE Virginia.

Example Sentences

But Herndon is a most unreliable narrator in all things about Mary, since they never got along.

From The Daily Beast

What got Herndon in even more trouble with his biography was claiming that Lincoln was a free-thinker and certainly no Christian.

From The Daily Beast

This brings us to the core conceptual issue, which Herndon, Ash and Pollin argue greatly biases our results.

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As I say, critics of Rogoff-Reinhart--including Herndon et al--have been rather overstating two things:   1.

From The Daily Beast

Herndon's Lincoln by William H. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik Am I forgetting that Lincoln was a lawyer too?

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"Don't worry, old fellow," Jack continued, observing the expression of grief and anxiety in Harry Herndon's countenance.

From Project Gutenberg

I heard the jangling piano playing an accompaniment to the flute-like whistling of Harry Herndon's negro.

From Project Gutenberg

Herndon's Life is probably the most satisfactory of the period before Lincoln's inauguration.

From Project Gutenberg

Carpenter, and in fact nearly every writer on Lincoln, has made free use of Herndon's writings.

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In this chapter will be reproduced the evidence of Mr. Herndon that has already been made public.

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