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Lincoln, abraham 12 february 180915 april 1865, sixteenth president of the united states, was born in hardin county, kentucky, the son of thomas lincoln and nancy hanks, farmers. My book about abraham lincoln presidents day printable. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Lincoln, his family, and the history swirling around them fully to life. The life of abraham lincoln, from his birth to his inauguration as. A short biography of abraham lincoln by gordon leidner of great american history. Among american heroes, lincoln continues to have a unique appeal for his fellow countrymen and also for people of other lands. Abraham lincoln was born in the vicinity of the city of hodgenville, the state of kentucky, on february 12, 1809, and died in washington d.
Abraham lincoln speeches and writings 3 otherwise called sacred right of self government, which latter phrase, though expressive of the only rightful basis of any government, was so perverted in this attempted use of it as to amount to just this. The education of abraham lincoln trinity school of. In terms of primary sources containing lincoln s letters and writings, scholars rely on the collected works of abraham lincoln, edited by roy basler, and others. The deluge of books about the great emancipator has only increased with the bicentennial of his birth this year. The essential lincoln book shelf the 177 basic books. Your children will love coloring pages, solving puzzles, matching games, completing word searches, and much more. Books about abraham lincoln, the civil war and the constitution for adult readers.
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He is considered by many historians to have been the greatest american president. A history of springfield to the end of the civil war, emphasizing lincolns connections with the city, by the onetime librarian of the illinois state historical society. The education of abraham lincoln by chip denton abraham lincoln was educated, as he said in his inimitable fashion, by littles. This pack also includes vocabulary word work, an acrostic poem and a writing prompt. A true history of the assassination of abraham lincoln and of the conspiracy of 1865 louis j weichmann, floyd e. A history is an 1890 tenvolume account of the life and times of abraham lincoln, written by john nicolay and john hay, who were his personal secretaries during the american civil war. Download the free e book version of the biography of abraham lincoln by james russell lowell. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. I have read a great deal about this period in history and yet, on. Abraham lincoln, the gettysburg address 19 november 1863 after a threeday battle against the union army at gettysburg, robert e. The 25 best books about abraham lincoln at least 15,000 books have been written about abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states. Beveridges abraham lincoln, 18091858 in 1928, the only memorable lincoln biographies to appear over the next sixty years were randalls neoprogressive lincoln the president in 19451955, benjamin p.
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