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Excerpt from Lincoln''s Autobiography: Reproduced From the Original Manuscript in Facsimile
My father, at the death of his father, was but six years of age; and he grew up, literally without education. He removed from Kentucky to what is now Spencer County, Indiana, in my eighth year. We reached our new home about the time the State came into the Union. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There grew up. There were some schools, so called; but no qualification was ever required of a teacher beyond readi?, writi? and rip/757771 to the Rule of Three. If a straggler, supposed to understand latin, happened to sojourn in the neighborhood, he was looked upon as a wizzard. There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition'' for education. Of course when I came of age I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write and cipher to the Rule of Three, but that was all. Ihave not been to school since. The little advance I now have upon this store of education, I have picked up from time to time under the pressure of necessity.
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My father, at the death of his father, was but six years of age; and he grew up, literally without education. He removed from Kentucky to what is now Spencer County, Indiana, in my eighth year. We reached our new home about the time the State came into the Union. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There grew up. There were some schools, so called; but no qualification was ever required of a teacher beyond readi?, writi? and rip/757771 to the Rule of Three. If a straggler, supposed to understand latin, happened to sojourn in the neighborhood, he was looked upon as a wizzard. There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition'' for education. Of course when I came of age I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write and cipher to the Rule of Three, but that was all. Ihave not been to school since. The little advance I now have upon this store of education, I have picked up from time to time under the pressure of necessity.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Abraham Lincoln
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ISBN - 9780266747307
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm
Page Count - 18
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Contributors
Author
Abraham Lincoln
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ISBN - 9781334087639
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm
Page Count - 18
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