"Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories - a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller (excerpts) (1901) (14766268022)

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Title: "Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories : a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller (excerpts)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: McClure, Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly), 1828-1909
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents Presidents
Publisher: Philadelphia : International Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library



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CHARACTERISTIC OF LINCOLN. One man who knew Lincoln at New Salem,says the first time he saw him he was lying ona trundle-bed covered with books and papersand rocking a cradle with his foot. The whole scene was entirely character-istic—Lincoln reading and studying, and atthe same time helping his landlady by quietingher child. A gentleman who knew Mr. Lincoln wellin early manhood says: Lincoln at this periodhad nothing but plenty of friends. After the customary hand-shaking on oneoccasion in the White House at Washingtonseveral gentlemen came forward and asked thePresident for his autograph. One of them
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GEORGE B. McCLELLAN was the first Cummander-iii-Chicl ul the Union forcesin the Civil War. being but thirty-five years old when appointed. President Lincoln gavehim every possible support, providing him with plenty of men and supplies, but Mc-Clellan was always complaining and resented the interference of the President andSecretary of War. He was a great engineer and organizer, but not a fighter, like Grant.He was finally relieved by General Halleck. and in 1864 ran against Lincoln as the Demo-cratic Presidential candidate. Born in New Jersey in 1826, he died in 1877. (225)