Abraham Lincoln
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How Abraham Lincoln’s log-splitting led him to the Presidency
Abraham Lincoln was elected President largely because he was a rail-splitter.
American History
How an 11 year old girl convinced Abe Lincoln to grow his beard
Abraham Lincoln was clean shaven his entire life until he received a letter from 11 year old...
Massachusetts
Abraham Lincoln’s travels through Massachusetts, map from 1848
Historic map showing Abraham Lincoln's route through Massachusetts in 1848
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Walt Whitman’s first hand account of Abraham Lincoln’s assasination
Many people know that some of Walt Whitman's most popular works, "O Captain, My Captain" and "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", were written…
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The earliest picture of Abraham Lincoln
This daguerreotype is the earliest-known photograph of Abraham Lincoln, taken...
Knowledge
Abraham Lincoln, “The Power of the People”
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