[Illustration: A LOVER OF BOOKS AND STUDY.] THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TOLD IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE BY HARRIET PUTNAM [Illustration] McLOUGHLIN BROS. Inc. New York Copyright by McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS 1905 Printed in the United States of America CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE BABE OF THE LOG CABIN AND HIS KIN 5 CHAPTER II. THE NEW HOME AND THE FIRST GRIEF 13 CHAPTER III. READING BY THE FIRELIGHT; THE NEW MOTHER; THE FIRST DOLLAR 20 CHAPTER IV. THE SLAVE SALE. LINCOLN AS SOLDIER, POSTMASTER, SURVEYOR, AND LAWYER 27 CHAPTER V. LEADER FOR FREEDOM; LAW MAKER 39 CHAPTER VI. LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS 55 CHAPTER VII. THE PEOPLE ASK LINCOLN TO BE THEIR PRESIDENT 63 CHAPTER VIII. IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR; THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS 75 CHAPTER IX. EARLY BATTLES OF THE WAR 85 CHAPTER X. GRANT WINS IN THE WEST, AND FARRAGUT AT NEW ORLEANS 94 CHAPTER XI. ANTIETAM, VICKSBURG, GETTYSBURG 105 CHAPTER XII. CHATTANOOGA, CHICKAMAUGA, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. LINCOLN’S GETTYSBURG SPEECH 115 CHAPTER XIII. GRANT IN THE EAST. LINCOLN CHOSEN FOR SECOND TERM 121 CHAPTER XIV. RETURN OF PEACE; LINCOLN SHOT; HIS BURIAL AT SPRINGFIELD 133 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A LOVER OF BOOKS AND STUDY DANIEL BOONE CABIN IN WHICH ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS BORN ON THE WAY TO INDIANA GOING UP TO THE LOFT THE YOUNG RAIL-SPLITTER EARNING THE FIRST DOLLAR LINCOLN’S HOME IN GENTRYVILLE THE FLAT-BOAT AND ITS CREW ON THE WAY TO NEW ORLEANS LINCOLN AS CLERK IN OFFUTT’S STORE CAPTAIN LINCOLN PROTECTING THE OLD INDIAN ANDREW JACKSON A KIND DEED DANIEL WEBSTER HENRY CLAY STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS ON THE STUMP WITH DOUGLAS THE WIGWAM AT CHICAGO IN WHICH LINCOLN WAS NAMED FOR PRESIDENT A. LINCOLN THE LINCOLN HOME IN SPRINGFIELD JEFFERSON DAVIS DEFENCES OF WASHINGTON MARCHING TO BULL RUN GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT BATTLE OF BELMONT THE ATTACK ON FORT DONELSON THE CHURCH AT SHILOH THE LAST CHARGE AT SHILOH SOUTHERN TROOPS LEAVING CORINTH GUNBOATS ON THE MISSISSIPPI FIRST CHARGE AT VICKSBURG ARMY WAGON AT MISSIONARY RIDGE A CHARGE ALL ALONG THE LINE GENERAL GRANT GENERAL LEE LINCOLN AND THE BLACK TROOPS “COME, BOYS, WE’RE GOING BACK!”