This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Lincoln the Rail Splitter and Future President
A compact portrait tracks Abraham Lincoln from early rail splitting as a boy to his rise to the presidency. It recalls his Indiana move, storekeeping, postmaster stint, and study of law, alongside key speeches, the Gettysburg Address, and his stance against slavery, ending with his vow to strike at the institution if he could.
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Abraham Lincoln
Braham Lincoln
Lincoln
Indiana
Ilinois
Abraham
Finois
United States
Thomas
Thomas Lincoln
Mordecai
Josiah
Fred
Mordacai
New Salem
Blackstone
New Orleans