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Lincoln's youth in Indiana shaped a future president
The piece recounts Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky but raised in Indiana, where he faced hardship and voraciously read. It highlights his 14 years in Indiana, early legal interests, and boons to his education at Boonville where he met lawyer Brackenridge. Lincoln’s later reunion with Brackenridge underscores enduring recognition of their early encounters.
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Abraham Lincoln
London
Lincoln
Hardin County
Kentucky
la Rue County
Indiana
Spencer County
Warrick County
Lincolns
Thomas Lincoln
Abe
America
Rockport
Aesop
Bunyan
Boonville
Hitle
Sinois
Lincoln City
Ind
Joan A. Brackenridge
Boonville Court Room
Brackenridge
John A. Brackenridge
Mr. Brackenridge