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Lincoln a Fatalist and His Superstitions
A close friend recalls Abraham Lincoln as a fatalist who believed in destined greatness and a tragic end. The account describes Lincoln’s dreams, readings from Byron, visits to a voodoo seer in New Orleans, and visions shared in Urbana and the Big Grove. It links these beliefs to his wartime leadership and views on destiny.
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Napoleon III
Cwsar
Mohammed
Mount Hara
Joan of Arc
Doremey
Napoleon
Charlemagne
Constantine
Whittington
London
Lincoln
United States
New Orleans
Robert
Terra Bante
Congress
Robert Toombs
Howver
Big Grove
Urbana
Childe Herald
Yutsu
Herudon
Ugsia
Bret
God
Inky C. Whiting
Nettie Maynard
Thave
Ednods