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 Concise History of the WarMoore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865 - 510 pages |
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... known little of any other kind of existence than that to which he had been educated as an adventurous frontiersman . The severe labor of preparing the heavily - timbered lands of Shenandoah for cultivation , the wild delights of hunting ...
... known little of any other kind of existence than that to which he had been educated as an adventurous frontiersman . The severe labor of preparing the heavily - timbered lands of Shenandoah for cultivation , the wild delights of hunting ...
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... known . According to the family tradition , it was somewhere on Floyd's creek , sup- posed to be near its mouth , in what is now Bullitt county . On the other hand , in the field - book of Daniel Boone , who was a deputy - surveyor ...
... known . According to the family tradition , it was somewhere on Floyd's creek , sup- posed to be near its mouth , in what is now Bullitt county . On the other hand , in the field - book of Daniel Boone , who was a deputy - surveyor ...
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... known whatever was worst in the trials and penury of the first generation of Kentucky frontiersmen , with few other enjoyments than an occasional practice with his rifle . His training was suited to develop a strong , muscular frame ...
... known whatever was worst in the trials and penury of the first generation of Kentucky frontiersmen , with few other enjoyments than an occasional practice with his rifle . His training was suited to develop a strong , muscular frame ...
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... known to be in existence in the neighborhood . Before he had finished reading the book , it had been left , by a not unnatural oversight , in a window . Meantime , a rain storm came on , and the book was so thoroughly wet as to make it ...
... known to be in existence in the neighborhood . Before he had finished reading the book , it had been left , by a not unnatural oversight , in a window . Meantime , a rain storm came on , and the book was so thoroughly wet as to make it ...
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... known him , even in his obscurest days , will be deemed a cir- cumstance to be recounted with pride . To gather up such recollections and to perpetuate them with the pen , will be the work of future times and other hands . This period ...
... known him , even in his obscurest days , will be deemed a cir- cumstance to be recounted with pride . To gather up such recollections and to perpetuate them with the pen , will be the work of future times and other hands . This period ...
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