Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States"Life of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States" by Frank Crosby. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format. |
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... land surveying as a means of support . In 1834 , not yet having been admitted to the bar - a backwoodsman in manner , dress , and expression - tall , lank , and by no means prepossessing - he was first elected to the Legislature of his ...
... land surveying as a means of support . In 1834 , not yet having been admitted to the bar - a backwoodsman in manner , dress , and expression - tall , lank , and by no means prepossessing - he was first elected to the Legislature of his ...
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... Lands - Retires to Private Life- Kansas - Nebraska Bill - Withdraws in favor of Senator Trumbull - Formation of Republican Party - Nominated for U. S. Senator - Opening Speech of Mr. Lincoln - Douglas Campaign - The Canvass - Tribute to ...
... Lands - Retires to Private Life- Kansas - Nebraska Bill - Withdraws in favor of Senator Trumbull - Formation of Republican Party - Nominated for U. S. Senator - Opening Speech of Mr. Lincoln - Douglas Campaign - The Canvass - Tribute to ...
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... lands to the new States, to aid in the construction of railways and canals, he favored the interests of his own constituents, under such restrictions as the proper scope of these grants required. Having declined to be a candidate for re ...
... lands to the new States, to aid in the construction of railways and canals, he favored the interests of his own constituents, under such restrictions as the proper scope of these grants required. Having declined to be a candidate for re ...
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... battle, which their fathers began, so that truth, and justice, and mercy, and all the humane and Christian virtues might not be extinguished from the land; so that no man would hereafter dare to limit and circumscribe.
... battle, which their fathers began, so that truth, and justice, and mercy, and all the humane and Christian virtues might not be extinguished from the land; so that no man would hereafter dare to limit and circumscribe.
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... land. During the year ensuing he again devoted himself almost exclusively to professional labors, delivering, however, in the campaign of 1859, at the earnest solicitation of the Republicans of Ohio, two most convincing speeches in that ...
... land. During the year ensuing he again devoted himself almost exclusively to professional labors, delivering, however, in the campaign of 1859, at the earnest solicitation of the Republicans of Ohio, two most convincing speeches in that ...
Contents
NOMINATED AND ELECTED PRESIDENT | |
TO WASHINGTON | |
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION | |
PREPARING FOR | |
LAST SESSION OF THE THIRTYSEVENTH CONGRESS | |
THE TIDE TURNED | |
LETTERS AND SPEECHES | |
THE THIRTYEIGHTH CONGRESS | |
PROGRESS | |
RENOMINATED | |
RECONSTRUCTION | |
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1864 | |
THE FIRST SESSION OF CONGRESS | |
CLOSE OF 1861 | |
THE CONGRESS OF 18612 | |
THE SLAVERY QUESTION | |
THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN | |
FREEDOM TO MILLIONS | |
REELECTED | |
TIGHTENING THE LINES | |
IN RICHMOND | |
THE LAST | |
THE | |
APPENDIX SPEECH ON THE MEXICAN | |
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