Noah BrooksNoah Brooks (October 24, 1830 – August 16, 1903) was a newspaper journalist and editor in Sacramento, San Francisco, Newark, and New York. He is most known for writing a significant biography of Abraham Lincoln based on firsthand observation. Born inCastine, Maine, he relocated to Dixon, Illinois in 1856 and became involved in John C. Frémont's presidential campaign. He got acquaintances with Abraham Lincoln throughout the campaign. Brooks came to Kansas as a "free state" settler in 1857, but returned to Illinois a year later before moving to California in 1859. Brooks came to Washington, D.C. after his wife died in 1862 to cover the Lincoln administration for the Sacramento Daily Union. As an old friend, he was welcomed into the Lincoln home. Brooks, unlike most individuals, was able to retain strong friendships with both President and Mrs. Lincoln. When Brooks was assigned to cover the 1864 Democratic Convention in Chicago, President Lincoln instructed him to send back a thorough report by private letter. Read More Read Less