[PDF] Abraham Lincolns Contemporaries Lincolns Contemporaries Thomas Hart Benton eBook

Author : Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
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ISBN : 9781014850973

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Author : Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 35,54 MB
Release : 2017-12-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780484394581

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Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's Contemporaries: George H. Thomas As shown by Grant's remark above quoted, Thomas's attitude before the war in regard to slavery was probably that of the average moderate South erner. He was never an extensive slave holder. While in Texas he purchased a slave woman for actual needs of ser vice, and rather than sell her' again into the hands of strangers, he sent her home to Virginia at very considerable expense and inconvenience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 35,76 MB
Release : 2019-01-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780265911167

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Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's Contemporaries: Thomas Jefferson; Excerpts From Newspapers and Other Sources, From the Files of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection Jefferson' s figure was. Commanding, six feet two and a half inches in height, well formed, neither stout n'or thin, indicating. Strength, activity, and robust health. His carriage was erect, and his step firm and elastic, which he preserved till his death. His hair was of a reddish cast, his com plexion sandy, and his eyes, blue when young, changed to a hazel gray as he advanced in years. When he died, at the age of eighty four, he had not lost a tooth, nor had he a defective one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.