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THE LIFE OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

TOLD IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE

HARRIET PUTNAM

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CHAPTER I.
THE BABE OF THE LOG CABIN AND HIS KIN	5
CHAPTER II.
THE NEW HOME AND THE FIRST GRIEF	13
CHAPTER III.
READING BY THE FIRELIGHT; THE NEW MOTHER; THE FIRST DOLLAR	20
CHAPTER IV.
THE SLAVE SALE. LINCOLN AS SOLDIER, POSTMASTER, SURVEYOR, AND LAWYER	27
CHAPTER V.
LEADER FOR FREEDOM; LAW MAKER	39
CHAPTER VI.
LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS	55
CHAPTER VII.
THE PEOPLE ASK LINCOLN TO BE THEIR PRESIDENT	63
CHAPTER VIII.
IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR; THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS	75
CHAPTER IX.
EARLY BATTLES OF THE WAR	85
CHAPTER X.
GRANT WINS IN THE WEST, AND FARRAGUT AT NEW ORLEANS	94
CHAPTER XI.
ANTIETAM, VICKSBURG, GETTYSBURG	105
CHAPTER XII.
CHATTANOOGA, CHICKAMAUGA, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. LINCOLN’S GETTYSBURG SPEECH	115
CHAPTER XIII.
GRANT IN THE EAST. LINCOLN CHOSEN FOR SECOND TERM	121
CHAPTER XIV.
RETURN OF PEACE; LINCOLN SHOT; HIS BURIAL AT SPRINGFIELD	133

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