
Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln. - By James H. Shaw. - Evergreen City Publishing Company, Bloomington, Illinois. - TYPOGRAPHY AND PRESSWORK BY EARL MARQUAM, BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.
Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
Little Stories of Lincoln.
HOW HE LOOKED.
FREEDOM IN THE CABINET.
This listener’s guide gathers a series of bite‑size tales that trace Abraham Lincoln from his birth in a modest log cabin through the rugged world of Kentucky pioneers. Each vignette spotlights a different side of the future president—his youthful curiosity, the hard‑won skills of frontier life, the influence of his devoted family, and the early moments that hinted at his compassion and resolve.
Designed for curious boys and girls, the narration blends lively anecdotes with original quotations, letting young ears hear the cadence of Lincoln’s own words. The stories are arranged to be easy to follow, offering gentle lessons about honesty, perseverance, and the value of learning from everyday challenges. Listeners come away with a vivid picture of a boy who grew up on the frontier and the qualities that later shaped one of America’s most iconic leaders.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (109K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Heather Clark, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2011-01-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
A little-known early writer for young readers, remembered today for a lively, accessible biography of Abraham Lincoln. His work has endured through public-domain editions that still introduce Lincoln’s story to new generations.
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