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Article: Abraham Lincoln's legend lives on in Illinois.(Neighbor)(Lake County Discovery Museum)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- July 11, 2004
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Byline: Diana Dretske
"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts." -Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865).
Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, governed during the worst crisis in the nation's history - the Civil War (1861-1865).
Born in Kentucky to a frontier family, Lincoln's early life was characterized by poverty and hard work. The family moved to Indiana when Lincoln was only 7, and two years later his mother died. Fortunately, his new stepmother exerted a good and loving influence over him.
By the age of 21, ...