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Abraham Lincoln

(1809—1865) American Republican statesman

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Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham   Reference library

The Oxford Guide to the United States Government

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2002
Subject:
Social sciences, Politics
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1,796 words

16th President ...

• Born: Feb. 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Ky. • Political party: Whig (in Congress); Republican • Education:

Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham (1809–1865)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to American Law

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2004
Subject:
Law
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582 words

The only son of a subsistence farmer, Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, and moved with his family to ...

Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham (1809–65)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to American Literature (6 ed.)

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2004
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Literature
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(1809–65), ...

16th President of the U.S. (1861–65), was born in a log cabin in Kentucky, of

Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham (12 Feb. 1809)   Reference library

Harold M. Hyman

The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States (2 ed.)

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Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Law
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2,031 words

As the newly inaugurated president of a divided nation, Abraham Lincoln anticipated working with a generally cooperative Congress. Though still ...

Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham (1809–1865)   Reference library

The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature

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Current Version:
2002
Subject:
Literature
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344 words

Abraham Lincoln is an ambiguous figure in history and literature, with much disagreement centered on his beliefs and actions regarding ...

Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham (b. 12 February 1809)   Reference library

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619–1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass

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2009
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History, Regional and National History
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4,131 words
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(b. 12 February 1809; d. 15 April 1865), sixteenth president of the United States. ...

Abraham Lincoln, self-made

Lincoln, Abraham, in African American Memory

Lincoln, Abraham, in African American Memory   Reference library

Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present

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2009
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
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1,850 words

After Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and especially following his death, African Americans showered lavish and reverent praise on ...

Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham (1809–65)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Military History

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2004
Subject:
History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
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756 words

US Pres and American civil war leader. His election was the proximate cause of the conflict and his political views ...

Lincoln, Abraham

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World Encyclopedia

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2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
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147 words

Elected to the Illinois legislature for the Whig Party in 1834, he studied law. He served (1847–49) ...

Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham   Reference library

James A. Rawley

The Oxford Companion to United States History

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2004
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1,432 words
(1809–1865), sixteenth president of the United States. ... Lincoln was born in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. A paternal ancestor had arrived in Massachusetts from ... More
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The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature

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2002
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1,279 words
16th President of the U.S. (1861–65), was born in a log cabin in Kentucky, of a typically illiterate and shiftless frontier family. They soon migrated to another place in Kentucky, then to ... More
Lincoln, Abraham

Lincoln, Abraham (1809–65)   Reference library

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

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2002
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History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
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508 words

In Illinois, where he later settled, Lincoln pursued law and politics (as a Whig), serving in the state legislature (...

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