Why We Love LincolnOuting Publishing Company, 1909 - 168 pages |
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Page 17
... tall , and there was no stronger youth in the community than the lank , loose- limbed boy in deerskins , linsey ... taller his skill and strength as 17 III ...
... tall , and there was no stronger youth in the community than the lank , loose- limbed boy in deerskins , linsey ... taller his skill and strength as 17 III ...
Page 46
... tall , story - telling , like- able postmaster to the place . Lincoln knew nothing of surveying , but in six weeks he got enough out of books to fit him for the work . His survey maps are still models of accuracy and intelligence . Once ...
... tall , story - telling , like- able postmaster to the place . Lincoln knew nothing of surveying , but in six weeks he got enough out of books to fit him for the work . His survey maps are still models of accuracy and intelligence . Once ...
Page 139
... tall , black - clad figure , gave evi- dence of the strain upon him . lit 66 ' Gentlemen , " he said , with a smile that up his wonderful face , " suppose all the property you were worth was in gold , and you had put it in the hands of ...
... tall , black - clad figure , gave evi- dence of the strain upon him . lit 66 ' Gentlemen , " he said , with a smile that up his wonderful face , " suppose all the property you were worth was in gold , and you had put it in the hands of ...
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