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Abraham Lincoln and Indiana
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[Quoting from “Personal Recollections of Lincoln” by Judge H.W. Beckwith, of Danville, Illinois, as a good example of Mr. Lincoln’s skill in “condensing the law and the facts of an issue in a story”:] “A man, by vile words, first provoked…
Abraham Lincoln in Depth
Abraham Lincoln’s Moods
“Lincoln was a curious – mysterious – quite an incomprehensible man,” wrote William H. Herndon shortly before he died... Read more View more articles
Cartoon Corner
President Lincoln enjoyed humor. Many Americans enjoyed making fun of the President. Some of the most recognizable cartoons were published in Harper’s Weekly, a New York City periodical ... Read more
Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926)
Robert Todd Lincoln was named after Mary Todd’s father and was the oldest of the Lincoln children.
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Reconstruction
Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner presented his ideas of “state suicide” in resolutions he presented to Congress in February 1862.
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Abraham Lincoln and Missouri
Abraham Lincolns visits to Missouri were generally short and perfunctory.
View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s Classroom Library – State by State
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Lincoln "by littles"by Lewis E. Lehrman
Excerpts from
Lincoln "by littles": "The self-tutored lawyer from Illinois could not understand those 'don't care' politicians, such as Senator Stephen A. Douglas, who pretended indifference to involuntary servitude." |
Lincoln & Churchill
They were different men with different backgrounds and very different leadership styles. Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill lived through...
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