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CHAPTER
WHY WE LOVE LINCOLN
From “The Life of Abraham Lincoln.” Copyright 1900, The McClure Co.
Lincoln early in 1861. This is supposed to be the first, or oneof the first, portraits made of Lincoln after he began to weara beard
WHY WE LOVE
LINCOLN
BY
JAMES CREELMAN
Author of “On the Great Highway”
“As, in spite of some rudeness, republicanism is the sole hopeof a sick world, so Lincoln, with all his foibles, is the greatestcharacter since Christ.”—John Hay.
NEW YORK
THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY
MCMIX
Copyright, 1909, by
THE OUTING PUBLISHING CO.
Copyright, 1908, by
THE PEARSON PUBLISHING CO.
All Rights Reserved.
To
MY SON
ASHMERE
AND TO ALL AMERICAN BOYS
YOUNG OR OLD
I ADDRESS THIS LITTLE VOLUME
Acknowledgements are due to the excellent books onLincoln by Herndon and Weik, Hay and Nicolay,Ida Tarbell, Mr. Lamon, Mr. Stoddard, and others.
ILLUSTRATIONS
| Lincoln early in 1861 | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| The Kentucky log cabin in which Lincoln was born | 12 |
| Lincoln debating with Douglas in 1858 | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |