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Our American Holidays

LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

Our American Holidays

A series of Anthologies upon American Holidays, each volume a collection of writings from many sources, historical, poetic, religious, patriotic, etc., presenting each American festival as seen through the eyes of the representative writers of many ages and nations.

EDITED BY ROBERT HAVEN SCHAUFFLER

12mo. Each volume $1.00 net

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WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY EASTER ARBOR DAY FLAG DAY FOURTH OF JULY NEW YEAR'S DAY

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Our American Holidays

LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF LINCOLN AS GIVEN IN THE MOST NOTEWORTHY ESSAYS, ORATIONS AND POEMS, IN FICTION AND IN LINCOLN'S OWN WRITINGS

EDITED BY ROBERT HAVEN SCHAUFFLER

NEW YORK MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY 1916

Copyright, 1909, by MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY NEW YORK

Published, January, 1909

2nd Printing--June, 1911 3rd Printing--July, 1914 4th Printing--Feb. 1916

CONTENTS

PAGE PREFACE ix

INTRODUCTION xi

I A BIRDSEYE VIEW OF LINCOLN

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY 3 A BRIEF SUMMARY OF LINCOLN'S LIFE Osborn H. Oldroyd 6

II EARLY LIFE

LINCOLN'S EDUCATION Horace Greeley 15 ABE LINCOLN'S HONESTY 17 THE BOY THAT HUNGERED FOR KNOWLEDGE 18 ABRAHAM LINCOLN Florence E. Pratt 19 YOUNG LINCOLN'S KINDNESS OF HEART 20 A VOICE FROM THE WILDERNESS Charles Sumner 21 CHOOSING ABE LINCOLN CAPTAIN 22

III MATURITY