The Life of Abraham Lincoln

About this eBook

Author

Putnam, Harriet, 1862-

Title

The Life of Abraham Lincoln for Young People, Told in Words of One Syllable

Credits

Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Juvenile literature

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 61251

Release Date

January 27, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN — CONTENTS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
2. 2.CHAPTER I. THE BABE OF THE LOG CABIN AND HIS KIN.
3. 3.CHAPTER II. THE NEW HOME AND THE FIRST GRIEF.
4. 4.CHAPTER III. READING BY THE FIRELIGHT; THE NEW MOTHER; THE FIRST DOLLAR.
5. 5.CHAPTER IV. THE SLAVE SALE. LINCOLN AS SOLDIER, POSTMASTER, SURVEYOR, AND LAWYER.
6. 6.CHAPTER V. LEADER FOR FREEDOM; LAW MAKER.
7. 7.CHAPTER VI. LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS.
8. 8.CHAPTER VII. THE PEOPLE ASK LINCOLN TO BE THEIR PRESIDENT.
9. 9.CHAPTER VIII. IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR; THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS.
10. 10.CHAPTER IX. EARLY BATTLES OF THE WAR.
11. 11.CHAPTER X. GRANT WINS IN THE WEST, AND FARRAGUT AT NEW ORLEANS.
12. 12.CHAPTER XI. ANTIETAM, VICKSBURG, GETTYSBURG.
13. 13.CHAPTER XII. CHATTANOOGA, CHICKAMAUGA, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. LINCOLN’S GETTYSBURG SPEECH.
14. 14.CHAPTER XIII. GRANT IN THE EAST. LINCOLN CHOSEN FOR SECOND TERM.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIV. RETURN OF PEACE; LINCOLN SHOT; HIS BURIAL AT SPRINGFIELD.

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