SPEECHES, STORIES AND YARNS OF THE “IMMORTAL ABE,” INCLUDING STORIES OF LINCOLN'S EARLY LIFE, STORIES OF WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH BY PAUL SELBY FULLY ILLUSTRATED THOMPSON & THOMAS CHICADO. In presenting this volume to the public the aim of its publishers has been to give the reader in a limited space the most interesting, entertaining, and concise work ever published on Lincoln. The biography contained in this work was written by the Hon. Paul Selby, a personal friend of Lincoln, and for many years Editor of the State Journal at Springfield, Ill., Lincoln's home. The Stories, Anecdotes, and Yarns of Lincoln have been compiled from the most reliable sources, and are herein presented in an attractive form. The Great Speeches of Lincoln, which cannot fail to arouse the patriotism of the reader, are arranged in chronological order. His Birth and Ancestry–His Autobiography.............. CHAPTER II. Life in Kentucky and Indiana........ Removal to Illinois-A second Flat-boat Voyage to New Enters Politics-Begins the Study of Law...... ............ .24-29 CHAPTER V. As a Lawyer and Political Leader ........ Organization of the Republican Party...... House Divided against Itself Speech— The Lincoln-Douglas Election to the Presidency-Administration-Death ...... ...38-44 |