Lincoln, the Unknown. "A short, objective, rapid-fire biography of that gaunt man who came out of nowhere to save his country" |
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While living back in Indiana Abe had once helped float a flatboat down the river
to New Orleans , and what fun he had had ! Novelty . Excitement . Adventure .
One night while the boat was tied up to the shore at the plantation of Madame ...
While living back in Indiana Abe had once helped float a flatboat down the river
to New Orleans , and what fun he had had ! Novelty . Excitement . Adventure .
One night while the boat was tied up to the shore at the plantation of Madame ...
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The place was heavily fortified , and the gunboats on the river couldn't elevate
their cannon high enough to touch it . Grant's problem was to get his army close
enough to attack it . He went back to the heart of Mississippi and tried to march on
it ...
The place was heavily fortified , and the gunboats on the river couldn't elevate
their cannon high enough to touch it . Grant's problem was to get his army close
enough to attack it . He went back to the heart of Mississippi and tried to march on
it ...
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In that way , slowly , startled by the slightest noise , they traveled for hours ,
reaching at last the steep and crooked path that led from the bluff down to the
river . A stiff wind had been blowing that day ; and , through the darkness , they
could ...
In that way , slowly , startled by the slightest noise , they traveled for hours ,
reaching at last the steep and crooked path that led from the bluff down to the
river . A stiff wind had been blowing that day ; and , through the darkness , they
could ...
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One of the most fascinating biographies of Abraham Lincoln. Dale tells Lincoln's story in a very lively manner; it seems that everything's happening before your eyes. The book has powerful tones of emotion, passion, vision, ambition, compassion, and wisdom running all through. It is one of the best.
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