Project Gutenberg 2005-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 135 Nicolay, John G. (John George) 1832 1901 Nicolay, John George A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History Reading ease score: 50.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln" by John G. Nicolay is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a condensed biography of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his upbringing, political ascent, and pivotal role as the sixteenth President of the United States. Its likely topic encompasses key events in Lincoln's life, beginning with his early years, shaped by his family's modest background and pioneer lifestyle. The opening of the book introduces readers to Lincoln's ancestry and early life, detailing his birth in a log cabin in Kentucky and the modest circumstances of his family. It highlights the challenges faced by his father, Thomas Lincoln, as the family navigates poverty and the frontier environment. Soon, the narrative shifts to Abraham's formative years in Indiana, where despite limited formal education, he develops a profound thirst for knowledge, spurred on by his stepmother's encouragement and his own determination. This portion sets the scene for Lincoln's character development and academic pursuits, foreshadowing the extraordinary journey he would undertake to ultimately lead the nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents -- United States -- Biography E456 Text US Civil War Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 1330901 1321601 2024-10-07T09:53:07.728808 2023-09-07T10:33:11.162054 text/html text/html 1291271 2020-12-12T05:44:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 940210 2020-12-12T05:44:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 764578 2024-10-07T09:53:28.763695 application/epub+zip 790902 2024-10-07T09:53:12.970782 application/epub+zip 533814 2024-10-07T09:53:10.615797 application/epub+zip 1198583 2024-10-07T09:53:40.210663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1077200 2024-10-07T09:53:26.643697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 828356 2022-09-08T04:47:23.866283 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1104370 1104267 2024-10-07T09:53:04.240864 2023-09-07T10:33:07.956947 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1104067 2020-12-12T05:44:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 400129 2020-12-12T05:44:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1104092 2020-12-12T05:44:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 399989 2020-12-12T05:44:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22039 2024-10-07T09:53:40.363629 application/rdf+xml 11462 2024-10-07T09:53:11.349778 image/jpeg 2791 2024-10-07T09:53:10.987790 image/jpeg 1015590 2024-10-07T09:53:07.835832 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia