Six Historic Americans - Paine, Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, Lincoln, Grant; The Fathers and Saviors of Our Republic, Freethinkers #229562

Almost immediately after the remains of America's most illustrious son were laid to rest at Springfield, one of his biographers put forward the claim that he was a devout believer in Christianity. The claim was promptly denied by the dead statesman's friends, but only to be renewed again, and again denied. And thus for a quarter of a century the question of Abra ham Lincoln's religious belief has been tossed like a battledoor from side to side.