The Life of Abraham LincolnCosimo, Inc., 2008 M01 1 - 444 páginas She is remembered today as a muckraking journalist, author of such blockbuster exposes as 1904's The History of the Standard Oil Company, which actually contributed to the corporation's breakup in 1911. But in this 1900 work, as charming as it is important, American author IDA MINERVA TARBELL (1857-1944) shows a softer side as she traces, with a laudatory and admiring spirit, the development of the character and morals of Abraham Lincoln. Begun as a project by McClure's Magazine to collect and preserve the reminiscences of friends and acquaintances of Abraham Lincoln while they were still alive, the project grew into a series of articles for the periodical, and then finally this two-volume spiritual biography of the great man, which draws on firsthand memories and other material, including original sources such speeches, letters, and telegrams. Volume I covers Lincoln's life from before he was even born, with the origins of the Lincoln family back to the early 17th century, through his education, his service in the Black Hawk War, his early dabblings in politics, his experiences and attitudes as a lawyer, and the presidential campaign of 1860. |
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... tion - Abandons politics and decides to devote him- self to the law 225 XV . Lincoln on the circuit - His humor and persuasiveness -His manner of preparing cases , examining wit- nesses , and addressing juries · 241 XVI . Lincoln's ...
... tion - Abandons politics and decides to devote him- self to the law 225 XV . Lincoln on the circuit - His humor and persuasiveness -His manner of preparing cases , examining wit- nesses , and addressing juries · 241 XVI . Lincoln's ...
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... tion on Floyd creek in Jefferson county . 66 All went well with him and his family until 1788. Then , one day , while he and his three sons were at work in their clearing , an unexpected Indian shot killed the father . His death was a ...
... tion on Floyd creek in Jefferson county . 66 All went well with him and his family until 1788. Then , one day , while he and his three sons were at work in their clearing , an unexpected Indian shot killed the father . His death was a ...
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... tion was required of a teacher beyond “ readin ' , writin , ' and cipherin ' to the rule of three . " If a straggler supposed to know Latin happened to sojourn in the neighborhood , he was looked upon as a " wizard . " But more or less ...
... tion was required of a teacher beyond “ readin ' , writin , ' and cipherin ' to the rule of three . " If a straggler supposed to know Latin happened to sojourn in the neighborhood , he was looked upon as a " wizard . " But more or less ...
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... tion known as the " Clary's Grove Boys . " They exercised a veritable terror over the neighborhood , and yet they were not a bad set of fellows . Mr. Herndon , who knew personally many of the " boys , ” says : " They were friendly and ...
... tion known as the " Clary's Grove Boys . " They exercised a veritable terror over the neighborhood , and yet they were not a bad set of fellows . Mr. Herndon , who knew personally many of the " boys , ” says : " They were friendly and ...
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... tion . What bid fair to be a general fight ended in a general hand - shake , even Jack Armstrong declaring that Lincoln was the " best fellow who ever broke into the camp . " From that day , at the cock - fights and horse - races ...
... tion . What bid fair to be a general fight ended in a general hand - shake , even Jack Armstrong declaring that Lincoln was the " best fellow who ever broke into the camp . " From that day , at the cock - fights and horse - races ...
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Lincoln runs for State assembly and is defeatedStore | 89 |
Electioneering in Illinois in 1834Lincoln reads law | 108 |
Lincoln becomes a candidate for Congress and is | 192 |
Lincoln in Washington in 1847He opposes the Mexi | 207 |
Lincoln at NiagaraSecures a patent for an inven | 225 |
Lincoln on the circuitHis humor and persuasiveness | 241 |
Lincolns important law casesDefence of a slave girl | 257 |
Lincoln reenters politics | 279 |
The LincolnDouglas debates | 301 |
Lincolns nomination in 1860 | 334 |
Lincoln is reelected to the Illinois assemblyHis first | 124 |
Lincoln begins to study lawMary OwensA news | 147 |
CHAPTER PAGE | 170 |
Mr Lincoln as Presidentelect | 387 |
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