Why We Love LincolnThis story, brought to us by the remarkable reporter and writer James Creelman, is a more personal and straightforward portrayal of the most popular U.S. President. The account is told in an easy manner that provides many perspectives into Lincoln's ethos and character, making the story of Lincoln accessible to readers. |
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... nation, thrills it with a sense of intimate relationship to his greatness and awakens a personal affection in the average American's breast—not a mere political enthusiasm, but a peculiarly heartfelt sentiment that has no parallel in ...
... nation, thrills it with a sense of intimate relationship to his greatness and awakens a personal affection in the average American's breast—not a mere political enthusiasm, but a peculiarly heartfelt sentiment that has no parallel in ...
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... nation, each epoch, each race, has its hero. But there is none like Lincoln. Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, Cromwell—how cold their glory seems to his, how immeasurably smaller their place in the affections of mankind? And, while America ...
... nation, each epoch, each race, has its hero. But there is none like Lincoln. Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, Cromwell—how cold their glory seems to his, how immeasurably smaller their place in the affections of mankind? And, while America ...
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... nation from destruction. She was good to the Lincoln orphans whose mother lay out in the wild forest grave. She gave them warm clothes. She threw away the mat of corn husks and leaves on which they slept and replaced it with a soft ...
... nation from destruction. She was good to the Lincoln orphans whose mother lay out in the wild forest grave. She gave them warm clothes. She threw away the mat of corn husks and leaves on which they slept and replaced it with a soft ...
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... nation he saved loves to dwell on the picture of the tall , tanned , awkward woodchopper and farm drudge ; gawky , angular , iron - muscled , with bare feet or moccasins , deerhide breeches and coonskin cap , battling out in the forest ...
... nation he saved loves to dwell on the picture of the tall , tanned , awkward woodchopper and farm drudge ; gawky , angular , iron - muscled , with bare feet or moccasins , deerhide breeches and coonskin cap , battling out in the forest ...
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