Civil War: Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition of Slavery in the United States (Annotated)

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Lincoln Abraham, 1809-1865
United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865

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CHAPTER I. PAGE
Birth of Abraham Lincoln—The Lincoln Family—Abraham's first Schooling—Death of Mrs. Lincoln, and the new "Mother"—Lincoln's Boyhood and Youth—Self-Education—Great Physical Strength—First Literary Efforts—Journey to New Orleans—Encouraging Incident,

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CHAPTER II.
Lincoln's Appearance—His First Public Speech—Again at New Orleans—Mechanical Genius—Clerk in a Country Store—Elected Captain—The Blac...