Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress; Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a History of His Eventful Administration, and of the Scenes Attendant Upon His Tragic and Lamented DemiseLommis National Library Association, 1888 - 842 pages Written in 1864 by a political contemporary, this is a work of nineteenth-century American biographic literature. It contains Lincoln's most masterful speeches and writings, along with a contemporary history of the Civil War. |
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... Lincoln's life herewith pre- sented to the public , was mainly prepared for the press in June , 1860 - only slight modifications having been made , and brief additions , so as to embrace the period terminating with his inau- guration ...
... Lincoln's life herewith pre- sented to the public , was mainly prepared for the press in June , 1860 - only slight modifications having been made , and brief additions , so as to embrace the period terminating with his inau- guration ...
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... Lincoln's life , with his public papers and addresses of the same period , as well as many letters ' and speeches of ... LINCOLN . WASHINGTON , D. C. , July 20 , 1865 . J. H. B. CONTENTS . PART I. CHAPTER I. Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln ...
... Lincoln's life , with his public papers and addresses of the same period , as well as many letters ' and speeches of ... LINCOLN . WASHINGTON , D. C. , July 20 , 1865 . J. H. B. CONTENTS . PART I. CHAPTER I. Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln ...
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... Lincoln - Their Residence in Pennsylvania and Virginia- His Grandfather Crosses the Alleghanies to join Boone and his Associates- " The Dark and Bloody Ground " -His Violent Death - His Widow Settles in Washington County - Thomas Lincoln ...
... Lincoln - Their Residence in Pennsylvania and Virginia- His Grandfather Crosses the Alleghanies to join Boone and his Associates- " The Dark and Bloody Ground " -His Violent Death - His Widow Settles in Washington County - Thomas Lincoln ...
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... Lincoln Re - elected in 1840 - Partisan Remodeling of the Supreme Court - Lincoln Declines Further Service in the Legislature- His Position as a Statesman at the Close of this Period - Tribune of the People , 47 CHAPTER VI . Mr. Lincoln's ...
... Lincoln Re - elected in 1840 - Partisan Remodeling of the Supreme Court - Lincoln Declines Further Service in the Legislature- His Position as a Statesman at the Close of this Period - Tribune of the People , 47 CHAPTER VI . Mr. Lincoln's ...
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... Lincoln at Chicago - Speeches at Bloomington and Springfield - Unfair ness of the Apportionment Pointed Out by Mr. Lincoln - He Analyzes the Douglas Programine - Seven Joint Debates - Douglas Produces a Bogus Plat- form , and Propounds ...
... Lincoln at Chicago - Speeches at Bloomington and Springfield - Unfair ness of the Apportionment Pointed Out by Mr. Lincoln - He Analyzes the Douglas Programine - Seven Joint Debates - Douglas Produces a Bogus Plat- form , and Propounds ...
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LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Joseph H. (Joseph Hartwell) 18 Barrett,Making of America Project No preview available - 2016 |
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