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Lincoln Indiana youth shaped by books and sermons
In Indiana near Boonville, Abraham Lincoln as a youth borrowed law books from Breckenridge, read Bible and Bunyan, and absorbed Aesop and Shakespeare. He rode circuits, studied law, and forged a growing ambition noted by contemporaries, with early signs of his later oratorical style and humor.
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Breckenridge
Boonville
Warrick County
Lincoln
Wesley Hall
Steckenridge
Jong
Tex
Rockport
John Breckenridge
Kentucky
Gentryville
Lincols
Ben
Panek
Linetin
Streig
Dreykenridge
Eeniletinh
Gieseng
Tess
Brekopphtze
Indiana
Lizeva
Stuart
Logan
Wlerndon
Ted
Lamon
The
London Times
Bunyon
Lord Macauley
Dennis Lanks
Denny
Abraham
Penguis
Asda
Washington
Josiah Crawford
Atenema
Pee Lee
United Ab
Jones
Hegrars
Crawford
Victor Hugoays
Fis Mujor van Saetory
Colfeere
Fredart Brush
Colii
Incoln
Wincelyn
Illinois
Mie Vancobb
Judge Pitcher
Cooper Institute