Anecdotal LincolnPaul Selby Thompson & Thomas, 1900 - 469 pages |
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... tell them . " When Abraham was in his eighth year ( 1816 ) , his father removed with his family to what is now Spencer County , Indiana . Here there is reason to believe their mode of life was ruder even than it was in Kentucky , as the ...
... tell them . " When Abraham was in his eighth year ( 1816 ) , his father removed with his family to what is now Spencer County , Indiana . Here there is reason to believe their mode of life was ruder even than it was in Kentucky , as the ...
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... tell- ing a story , his great athletic power , his quaint , odd ways , his uncouth appearance , all tended to bring him in sharp contrast with the dull mediocrity by which he was surrounded . Denton Offutt , his old employer in the ...
... tell- ing a story , his great athletic power , his quaint , odd ways , his uncouth appearance , all tended to bring him in sharp contrast with the dull mediocrity by which he was surrounded . Denton Offutt , his old employer in the ...
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... telling the men to go and stand with the one they preferred . Lincoln and his competitor took their positions , and then the word was given . At least three out of every four went to Lincoln at once . When it was seen by those who had ...
... telling the men to go and stand with the one they preferred . Lincoln and his competitor took their positions , and then the word was given . At least three out of every four went to Lincoln at once . When it was seen by those who had ...
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... tell you in confidence , I never fight with anything but broomsticks or hot water , or a shovelful of coals , or some such thing ; the former of which , being somewhat like a shillelah , may not be so very objectionable to him . I will ...
... tell you in confidence , I never fight with anything but broomsticks or hot water , or a shovelful of coals , or some such thing ; the former of which , being somewhat like a shillelah , may not be so very objectionable to him . I will ...
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... telling . I inquired of Browning , the landlord , who he was . " Abraham Lincoln , of Illinois , a member of Con- gress , was his response . I has- I was thunderstruck at the announcement . tened upstairs and told Hammond the startling ...
... telling . I inquired of Browning , the landlord , who he was . " Abraham Lincoln , of Illinois , a member of Con- gress , was his response . I has- I was thunderstruck at the announcement . tened upstairs and told Hammond the startling ...
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Anecdotal Lincoln: Speeches, Stories, and Yarns of the Immortal Abe ... Paul Selby No preview available - 2015 |
Anecdotal Lincoln: Speeches, Stories, and Yarns of the Immortal Abe ... Paul Selby No preview available - 2015 |
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