Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War YearsThis biography is drawn from the six volume work on Lincoln and new research uncovered since the original publication. |
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... river , never to the Kentucky shore . Squire Pate dismissed the warrant against Lincoln ; the Dills went away sore , and Lincoln had a long talk with Squire Pate and made a friend . Afterward on days when no passengers were in sight he ...
... river , never to the Kentucky shore . Squire Pate dismissed the warrant against Lincoln ; the Dills went away sore , and Lincoln had a long talk with Squire Pate and made a friend . Afterward on days when no passengers were in sight he ...
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... river , their river . Tying up at Portland Landing , seven miles north of Springfield , the county seat with a population of 500 , merchants there advertised the arrival of goods " direct from the East per steamer Talisman , " and ...
... river , their river . Tying up at Portland Landing , seven miles north of Springfield , the county seat with a population of 500 , merchants there advertised the arrival of goods " direct from the East per steamer Talisman , " and ...
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... River . So we all gathered around him , and asked him if he knew about the crossing of Fox River . O yes , ' he replied , ' I know all about Fox River . I have crossed it often , and understand it well . But I have one fixed rule with ...
... River . So we all gathered around him , and asked him if he knew about the crossing of Fox River . O yes , ' he replied , ' I know all about Fox River . I have crossed it often , and understand it well . But I have one fixed rule with ...
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Wilderness Beginnings | 3 |
New Salem Days | 22 |
The Young Legislator | 40 |
Copyright | |
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