Latest Light on Abraham Lincoln, and War-time Memories: Including Many Heretofore Unpublished Incidents and Historical Facts Concerning His Ancestry, Boyhood, Family, Religion, Public Life, Trials and Triumphs, Volume 1Fleming H. Revell Company, 1917 - 570 pages |
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... result is the chief purpose of this work . The charming " Stories about Lincoln " which form a chapter are pleasingly illustrative of his unique and delightful personality . Mr. Lincoln's own stories have been given large space in other ...
... result is the chief purpose of this work . The charming " Stories about Lincoln " which form a chapter are pleasingly illustrative of his unique and delightful personality . Mr. Lincoln's own stories have been given large space in other ...
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... result as in the case of this great Hebrew prophet . Elizabeth , the mother of John the Baptist , when informed that her devout life was to be crowned with motherhood , re- tired to the seclusion of the hills of Judah , and there for ...
... result as in the case of this great Hebrew prophet . Elizabeth , the mother of John the Baptist , when informed that her devout life was to be crowned with motherhood , re- tired to the seclusion of the hills of Judah , and there for ...
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... results in soul expansion and development of mind and body . Mr. Lincoln's poise of character , which has ever been the marvel of the world , was largely the product of his early struggles with the limitations of his lot , and his ...
... results in soul expansion and development of mind and body . Mr. Lincoln's poise of character , which has ever been the marvel of the world , was largely the product of his early struggles with the limitations of his lot , and his ...
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... result . It is safe to assume that no lesson written with char- coal on a wooden shovel , and removed the next evening to prepare for another , was ever forgotten by this earnest student . And that seeming slow advance in learning thus ...
... result . It is safe to assume that no lesson written with char- coal on a wooden shovel , and removed the next evening to prepare for another , was ever forgotten by this earnest student . And that seeming slow advance in learning thus ...
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... resulting from the war , there were few social functions held at the Executive Mansion during Mr. Lincoln's Presidency ; there- fore , Mrs. Lincoln was not afforded the opportunity to win for herself the social distinction which she was ...
... resulting from the war , there were few social functions held at the Executive Mansion during Mr. Lincoln's Presidency ; there- fore , Mrs. Lincoln was not afforded the opportunity to win for herself the social distinction which she was ...
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