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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... Latter Seeks an Office of the Legislature , and Gets it -- Mr . Lincoln Re - elected in 1836 - Mr . Douglas also a Member of the House - Distin- guished Associates - Internal Improvements Again - Mr . Lincoln's Views on Slavery - The ...
... Latter Seeks an Office of the Legislature , and Gets it -- Mr . Lincoln Re - elected in 1836 - Mr . Douglas also a Member of the House - Distin- guished Associates - Internal Improvements Again - Mr . Lincoln's Views on Slavery - The ...
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... latter's death . The date of this event was consequently about 1784. Of the early life of the orphan boy , we have no knowledge , except what can be learned of the general lot of his class , and of the habits and modes of living then ...
... latter's death . The date of this event was consequently about 1784. Of the early life of the orphan boy , we have no knowledge , except what can be learned of the general lot of his class , and of the habits and modes of living then ...
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... latter State , with a company of emigrants , and settled , not far from the same date , at Phillips ' Fort . Robert Hodgen , LaRue's brother - in - law , purchased and occupied the land on which Hodgenville is built . Both these ...
... latter State , with a company of emigrants , and settled , not far from the same date , at Phillips ' Fort . Robert Hodgen , LaRue's brother - in - law , purchased and occupied the land on which Hodgenville is built . Both these ...
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... latter date . In 1811 had occurred serious diffi- culties with the Indians , terminating in the decisive victory over them at Tippecanoe . So general had become the settle- ments , eastward from Vincennes and up the Ohio river , that ...
... latter date . In 1811 had occurred serious diffi- culties with the Indians , terminating in the decisive victory over them at Tippecanoe . So general had become the settle- ments , eastward from Vincennes and up the Ohio river , that ...
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... latter had been disappointed by another person on whom he relied to furnish him a boat , on the Illinois river . Accord- ingly , all hands set to work , and themselves built a boat , on that river , for their purposes . This done , they ...
... latter had been disappointed by another person on whom he relied to furnish him a boat , on the Illinois river . Accord- ingly , all hands set to work , and themselves built a boat , on that river , for their purposes . This done , they ...
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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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