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Abraham Lincoln and Family
Abraham Lincoln and Family
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Abraham Lincoln’s White House
Daily Story
He avoided discussing the political questions of the day. The nearest he would come to it was to illustrate with quaint humor and simplicity the demands of the South upon the North by a little home story. He said it…
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
Reconstruction
Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner presented his ideas of “state suicide” in resolutions he presented to Congress in February 1862.
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The National Game
John Bell, Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, and Abraham Lincoln are on the baseball field.
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Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation
Though the Emancipation Proclamation may be the most celebrated event in Abraham Lincoln’s life…
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Lincoln "by littles"by Lewis E. Lehrman
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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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