Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Stories: Including Early Life Stories, Professional Life Stories, White House Stories, War Stories, Miscellaneous StoriesRhodes & McClure, 1887 - 246 pages |
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Page 128
... soon consoled by being told that the President could make it right . ' It was my fortune to meet him the next morning at the door of the Executive Cham- ber with his father . " Taking by the hand the little fellow - short for his age ...
... soon consoled by being told that the President could make it right . ' It was my fortune to meet him the next morning at the door of the Executive Cham- ber with his father . " Taking by the hand the little fellow - short for his age ...
Page 131
... soon commencing active operations with the Army of the Potomac . To use his own expression , if something was not soon done , the bottom would fall out of the whole affair ; and if General McClellan did not want to use the army , he ...
... soon commencing active operations with the Army of the Potomac . To use his own expression , if something was not soon done , the bottom would fall out of the whole affair ; and if General McClellan did not want to use the army , he ...
Page 224
... soon as Booth did . As it was , he was com- pelled to follow the fugitive diagonally to the left and then back across the stage behind the scenes . The door was shut in his face , and he could not readily open it . When he did , he saw ...
... soon as Booth did . As it was , he was com- pelled to follow the fugitive diagonally to the left and then back across the stage behind the scenes . The door was shut in his face , and he could not readily open it . When he did , he saw ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 11 |
An Incident of Lincolns Early Hardships | 18 |
The Long Nine Lincoln the Longest of All 424 | 25 |
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