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Title: The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902
Subjects: Historic buildings -- United States United States -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York : Century Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ALL ABOARD FOR ST. LOLIS! BESIDE THE MISSISSIPPI 177 Lincoln, he was the greatest American—as an American. But Lincolnwas a new type. Franklin had quite other environments, and was broad-ened and deepened by foreign travel and education. Lincoln was all Amer-ican. Had he never been Presi-dent he would have carved outa career that would have beenunique in our history; for helearned from experience and aknowledge of men how to make o the most of opportunity, and to
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ALONG THE ROUTE IN ILLINOIS. become, as Lowell said of him, wise, stead-fast in the strength of God, and true. It wasthis nobility of soul that made him the savior ofhis country. It was this wisdom, steadfastness,patience, and belief in the strength of his cause and in the Eternal Justice that enabled Abraham Lincoln, in despite of criti-cism, false accusations, and a restless and insistive North, to save Kentuckyto the Union, and by so doing to save the Union for us — for you as well asfor me, boys and girls, and for the ages yet to come. Next morning they left Louisville, crossed the Ohio River, and, runningnorthward, changed cars at a little Indiana junction, and were soon speedingwestward out of the broken land of Indiana, and across the Illinois prairiesto the mighty Mississippi and its mightiest city — St. Louis. 178 THK CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS The wonderful levels of the far-reaching- prairie lands were a revelationto these sons and daughters of the hills and the s

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  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Brooks__Elbridge_Streeter__1846_1902
  • booksubject:Historic_buildings____United_States
  • booksubject:United_States____Description_and_travel
  • bookpublisher:New_York___Century_Co_
  • bookcontributor:New_York_Public_Library
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  • bookleafnumber:196
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