Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery in the United States

Charles Godfrey Leland

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.dlK^ THE NEW PLVTARCH IS LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY the Class 1901 of founded by HARLAN HOYT HORNER and HENRIETTA CALHOUN HORNER ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES BY CHARLES GODFREY LELAND AUTHOR OF "HANS BEEITMANN'S "THE EGYPTIAN SKETCHBALLADS," BOOK, ETC.ETC., NEW YORK G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS 182 FIFTH AVENUE 1879 COFYJHGHT BT G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS. 1879 PUBLISHERS' NOTE. N this second edition of Mr. Leland'sissuing the have taken occasionbiography, publishers to correct a few errors in dates and proper names, and in citations from that had intodocuments, crept the first edition. The book was the author's resi-prepared during dence where he did not have at hand forabroad, all the authorities and as it wasreference needed, in London werethe abovestereotyped oversights not at once detected. PREFACE. Y MAKE no for another "Life ofapology adding Abraham Lincoln" to the written,many already as I believe it to make such animpossible example of successful allied to as theperseverance honesty, President too well known to the world.great gave, And as I know of no other man whose life shows so what be effected resolute self-perfectly may by and adherence to in ofculture, good principles spite I infer that such an cannot beobstacles, example too set before all men who areextensively young ambitious to do well in the truest sense. There are also other reasons it should be studied.

Sujets

• Lincoln
• United States

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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.dlK^
THE NEW PLVTARCH
IS
LINCOLNUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
LIBRARY
the Class 1901
of
founded by
HARLAN HOYT HORNER
and
HENRIETTA CALHOUN HORNERABRAHAM LINCOLN
AND THE
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN
THE UNITED STATES
BY
CHARLES GODFREY LELAND
AUTHOR OF "HANS BEEITMANN'S "THE EGYPTIAN SKETCHBALLADS," BOOK,
ETC.ETC.,
NEW YORK
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
182 FIFTH AVENUE
1879COFYJHGHT BT
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS.
1879PUBLISHERS' NOTE.
N this second edition of Mr. Leland'sissuing
the have taken occasionbiography, publishers
to correct a few errors in dates and proper names,
and in citations from that had intodocuments, crept
the first edition.
The book was the author's resi-prepared during
dence where he did not have at hand forabroad,
all the authorities and as it wasreference needed,
in London werethe abovestereotyped oversights
not at once detected.