Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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... knew the numbing cold of winter that seeped through the chinks of the rude cabin and defied the efforts of the roaring fire to force it out . He knew the friendly warmth of the Kentucky sun , the touch of cool , soft earth against bare ...
... knew the numbing cold of winter that seeped through the chinks of the rude cabin and defied the efforts of the roaring fire to force it out . He knew the friendly warmth of the Kentucky sun , the touch of cool , soft earth against bare ...
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... knew them . Scarcely anyone outside of Illi- nois knew Lincoln . Besides , such men were more deserving of the honor ; they had fought for Republican principles from the beginning on the national level in the face of opposition and ...
... knew them . Scarcely anyone outside of Illi- nois knew Lincoln . Besides , such men were more deserving of the honor ; they had fought for Republican principles from the beginning on the national level in the face of opposition and ...
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... knew that one night in the autumn of 1862 , as the President rode alone to the Soldiers ' Home , a rifle bullet had whined through the darkness and knocked Lin- coln's hat into the ditch . Lamon knew the vile hatreds that had been born ...
... knew that one night in the autumn of 1862 , as the President rode alone to the Soldiers ' Home , a rifle bullet had whined through the darkness and knocked Lin- coln's hat into the ditch . Lamon knew the vile hatreds that had been born ...
Contents
The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
Copyright | |
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