⬅ Andrew Johnson: Life Story

Whatever faults Johnson had, no one can dispute his remarkable, inspirational personal story nor the determination and intelligence it displays. His obituary headlined: "The boy who never went to school becomes President" 1 -- but his circumstances were even more lowly than that. SEE BELOW

From the New York Times on August 1, 1875: The fascinating story continues at length. This paragraph may be the most telling: