Wayne Whipple
Published: 2017-11-25
Total Pages: 202
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Lincoln From New and Unusual Sources "This book for young people is crammed with anecdotes and stories that illustrate Lincoln's life and character. From the difficult beginnings to the terrible end, that wonderful life held wide extremes of triumph and suffering. No biography could appeal with more force to a young American, and hardly can the story be retold too many times. This is an inexpensive edition and it is interesting reading." -The Unitarian Register The story of Abraham Lincoln's life is one of the most inspiring in American annals. Mr. Whipple has made a life study of Lincoln, and his graphic and vigorous book is crowded with anecdotes, adventures, and incidents - every one of which is true. The book should be read by every young person who makes the mistake of believing that success depends upon good chances. No boy who became famous had fewer chances than young Lincoln. He came into the world intellectually naked; was his own teacher; believed that all men are equal before God and before the law, and on this issue reached the Presidency of the United States; saw out the most gigantic civil war that the world has ever witnessed, and lived his life "with charity toward all and with malice toward none." A faith like Lincoln's would transform the world if our hearts could but catch its glow. The influence of Lincoln's life will surely go on until the end of time. Think of what a simple, true-hearted, wholesome man may become to his country and its people. CONTENTS Introduction I. Abraham Lincoln's Forefathers II. Abraham Lincoln's Father and Mother III. The Boy Lincoln's Best Teacher IV. Learning to Work V. Losing His Mother VI. School Days Now and Then. VII. Abe and the Neighbors VIII. Moving to Illinois IX. Starting Out for Himself X. Clerking and Working XI. Politics, War, Storekeeping, and Studying Law XII. Buying and Keeping a Store XIII. The Young Legislator in Love. XIV. Moving to Springfield XV. Lincoln & Herndon XVI. His Kindness of Heart XVII. What Made the Difference Between Abraham Lincoln and His Stepbrother XVIII. How Emancipation Came to Pass XIX. The Glory of Gettysburg XX. "No End of a Boy" XXI. Lieutenant Tad Lincoln, Patriot