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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... means for their support . She soon after removed to what became Washington county , in the same State , and there reared her chil- dren , all of whom reached mature age . One of the daughters was married to a Mr. Crume , and the other ...
... means for their support . She soon after removed to what became Washington county , in the same State , and there reared her chil- dren , all of whom reached mature age . One of the daughters was married to a Mr. Crume , and the other ...
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... means disregarded , nor did young Lincoln , poor as were his opportunities , grow un an- illiterate boy , as some have supposed . Competent teachers were accustomed to offer themselves then , as in later years , who opened private ...
... means disregarded , nor did young Lincoln , poor as were his opportunities , grow un an- illiterate boy , as some have supposed . Competent teachers were accustomed to offer themselves then , as in later years , who opened private ...
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... means nor inclination to embark in any such enterprise for himself , it was the means of bringing him some profitable employment with the chain and compass . From the earliest grand center of these operations in lands and town lots ...
... means nor inclination to embark in any such enterprise for himself , it was the means of bringing him some profitable employment with the chain and compass . From the earliest grand center of these operations in lands and town lots ...
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... means so skillfully done or so safely guarded as it should have been , and habitually was done in those States where the Whigs were in the ascendant . Whatever troubles have accrued in Illinois , under this head , have been chiefly due ...
... means so skillfully done or so safely guarded as it should have been , and habitually was done in those States where the Whigs were in the ascendant . Whatever troubles have accrued in Illinois , under this head , have been chiefly due ...
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... means confined to the particular locality of the improvement itself . The just conclusion from all this is , that if the nation refuse to make improvements of the more general kind , because their benefits may be somewhat local , a ...
... means confined to the particular locality of the improvement itself . The just conclusion from all this is , that if the nation refuse to make improvements of the more general kind , because their benefits may be somewhat local , a ...
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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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