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The rise of Abraham Lincoln from self-taught frontier boy to the presidency is classic Americana.
A shining example of our national Horatio Alger myth, the Illinois rail-splitter has been a popular subject for movies and documentaries. Aside from his personal ascension, it is, of course, the Civil War that raised Lincoln to his status as an American...
'A House Divided,' a First Lady Distorted
By JEAN H. BAKERThe rise of Abraham Lincoln from self-taught frontier boy to the presidency is classic Americana.
A shining example of our national Horatio Alger myth, the Illinois rail-splitter has been a popular subject for movies and documentaries. Aside from his personal ascension, it is, of course, the Civil War that raised Lincoln to his status as an American...
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