Life of Abraham Lincoln: For the Young Man and the Sabbath SchoolWestern Tract and Book Society, 1869 - 200 pages |
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... time an answer came , appoint- ing a day when the parson would preach . He traveled over one hundred miles on horseback to pay the last honors to one whose godliness and Removal from Kentucky - New home- Death of his mother.
... time an answer came , appoint- ing a day when the parson would preach . He traveled over one hundred miles on horseback to pay the last honors to one whose godliness and Removal from Kentucky - New home- Death of his mother.
Page 28
... hundred miles . Floating slowly down for days and weeks upon the mighty rivers , the hills and rocks , prairies and forests , with ever - varying scenery , which rose upon his vision , were all new , vast , and strange to him as they ...
... hundred miles . Floating slowly down for days and weeks upon the mighty rivers , the hills and rocks , prairies and forests , with ever - varying scenery , which rose upon his vision , were all new , vast , and strange to him as they ...
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... hundred good rails for a suit of jeans , to be spun , woven , and made to fit . The widow and the axman each performed their part of the contract , and Mr. Lincoln rejoiced in a substantial suit of new clothes , shirt included . Their ...
... hundred good rails for a suit of jeans , to be spun , woven , and made to fit . The widow and the axman each performed their part of the contract , and Mr. Lincoln rejoiced in a substantial suit of new clothes , shirt included . Their ...
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... hundred and fifty above that of the others on his ticket . During this campaign he met his opponent at various places in public debate , and acquitted himself as a logical , witty , and effective public speaker . The State of Illinois ...
... hundred and fifty above that of the others on his ticket . During this campaign he met his opponent at various places in public debate , and acquitted himself as a logical , witty , and effective public speaker . The State of Illinois ...
Page 45
... hundred miles from Salem , the home of Mr. Lincoln . The Legislature met in De- cember , when the roads were deep and the weather inclement . But he had not the means to pay his way by public conveyance or to pur- chase a horse ; he ...
... hundred miles from Salem , the home of Mr. Lincoln . The Legislature met in De- cember , when the roads were deep and the weather inclement . But he had not the means to pay his way by public conveyance or to pur- chase a horse ; he ...
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