"Abe Lincoln makes all of us smile, feel good, think right, and become instantaneously a little wiser. This book inspires you to bring out the Abe Lincoln in yourself. You will love this book as I do, and you will read it again and again."

Mark Victor Hansen
Co-author, New York Times #1 Best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul.

"Charles Brame and Edgar Soller have joined in presenting a marvelous portrait of Abraham Lincoln. By taking some of his most profound and most persuasive comments, they have provided us with an unforgettable Lincoln. With Lincoln's words, selected by Brame and appropriate cartoons by Soller, there is little more one could ask."

John Hope Franklin, James B Duke Professor of History, Duke University
Author of From Slavery to Freedom

"This is a book that Lincoln himself would have enjoyed. One can well imagine him showing these cartoons to his cabinet to ease the tension of the Civil War."

John F. Marszalek, William L. Giles Distinguished Professor of History, Mississippi State University
Author of Sherman, A Soldier's Passion for Order

"An original and most amusing way to view Abraham Lincoln, either as an introduction or as a reminder of the Lincolnian qualities that too many modern Americans take for granted."

Harold Holzer Vice Chairman of Lincoln Forum
Author of 12 books on Lincoln including Dear Mr. Lincoln and The Lincoln Douglas Debates

"Charles Brame and Edgar Soller have provided a simple yet appealing way to understand Abraham Lincoln and his times."

Paul Simon United States Senator, Director Southern Illinois Public Policy Institute
Author of Lincoln's Preparation for Greatness

"Honestly Abe A Cartoon Biography of Abraham Lincoln by Charles Brame, with drawings by Edgar Soller, is a book to delight every Lincoln lover from under 8 to over 80... Here is Lincoln's humor, and Lincoln's gravity, faithfully represented. No coffee table should be without a copy."

Harry Jaffa Salvatori Research Professor of Political Philosophy emeritus at Claremont McKenna College
Author of Lincoln classic Criss of the House Divided.

"I have read Brame's Honestly Abe. It is very clever, historically valid, and a joy to read. I recommend it.

Alan Nolan, author of The Iron Brigade

"Honestly Abe is a delightful book. Merle and I have truly enjoyed reading it. I plan to leave it on the coffee table the next time our grand children come to California for a visit. I know they will like both the illustrations and the stories...(also)..It has a host of sermon illustrations! (for ministers)

Robert (Bob) Edgar President Claremont School of Theology and Six term Congressman.

"I find Honestly Abe a delightful collection of Lincoln anecdotes and shrewd insights. Combined with adroit cartoon art, this volume makes an ideal introduction to Lincoln for young adults ... , and also provides much food for thought for their elders. I recommend it with enthusiasm."

Roger Fisher Professor of History, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Author of Them Damned Pictures: Explorations in American Political Cartoon Art (1996)

"I think (Honestly Abe) is a very clever way to discuss Lincoln's career."

William Gienapp Professor of History at Harvard University

"Charles Brame has created an innovative way (to) spark conversations about our most famous president. Using the familiar format of political cartooning, he has invented a new genre of historical political cartooning‹that is cartoons drawn in the present about past events. Supplying supplementary explanations for each cartoon helps Lincoln scholars and amateurs alike get the point in each instance. Going through Honestly Abe is a painless way to become more familiar not only with Lincoln but with a significant era in our history as well."

Ward M. McAfee, Professor of History California State University-San Bernardino
Author of Religion,Race, and Reconstruction

Excellent rating by Los Angeles City Schools Library Review Committee