Abraham Lincoln What readers also may not know about Lincoln and will learn in this book is that he was a gifted wrestler And that before becoming a lawyer a member of the Illinois General Assembly a representative of Illinois in the U S Congress and ultimately one of the most pivotal presidents of the United States of America he had held jobs as a rail splitter a postmaster a store clerk a ferryboat pilot and a surveyor Many hats for the man famous for wearing the stovepipe hat But as the multitalented and variously employed man from Kentucky once said Whatever you are be a good one 10
Chapter 1 Early Life Early Life Early Life Early Life Early Life Early Life Early Life Early Life Early Life T he 16th president of the United States Abraham Lincoln not only ranks among the greatest of all American statesmen many historians also place him among the greatest men of all time Lincoln came to the presidency at a time of extreme crisis with the country at the brink of a civil war that threatened to split North from South Combining his roles as states man and commander in chief Lincoln led the federal armies to victory and held the Union together Along the way he brought about the end of slavery in the United States Childhood Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb 12 1809 in a one-room log cabin on a farm near 12
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