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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Page 13
... passed over and admired large tracts of the wilderness north of his home , and especially along a branch of the Cumberland river , within the limits of what is now Kentucky . It was not until 1769 , how- ever , that , with five ...
... passed over and admired large tracts of the wilderness north of his home , and especially along a branch of the Cumberland river , within the limits of what is now Kentucky . It was not until 1769 , how- ever , that , with five ...
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... passed through the period of boyhood and youth . At the date of the political separation from Virginia , in 1792 , and the formation of a new State , this orphan boy , struggling to aid his mother in the support of the ill - fortuned ...
... passed through the period of boyhood and youth . At the date of the political separation from Virginia , in 1792 , and the formation of a new State , this orphan boy , struggling to aid his mother in the support of the ill - fortuned ...
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... passed , in this changed climate , and in these rougher forest experiences , before the mother of young Abraham - perhaps too gentle to encounter the new trials added to those she had before partially surmounted , and to endure the ...
... passed , in this changed climate , and in these rougher forest experiences , before the mother of young Abraham - perhaps too gentle to encounter the new trials added to those she had before partially surmounted , and to endure the ...
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... passed since the opening of the campaign , and its purpose seemed as remote from accomplish- ment as ever . The new ... passing the beautiful country around the 44 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... passed since the opening of the campaign , and its purpose seemed as remote from accomplish- ment as ever . The new ... passing the beautiful country around the 44 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... passed the House of Rep- resentatives by one majority . This Legislature also gave some attention to what are technically called internal improvements within the State . In behalf of the Illinois and Michigan Canal , the company for ...
... passed the House of Rep- resentatives by one majority . This Legislature also gave some attention to what are technically called internal improvements within the State . In behalf of the Illinois and Michigan Canal , the company for ...
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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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