![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Freedman reminds us that Lincoln was a man of humble beginnings he knew poverty through most of his early life. The writer of this Newberry-winning biography, Russell Freedman, is no exception, and neither am I. The day he died, he became our communal property he has, ever since, belonged to all of us who love him. They KNOW that their relationship with him is deeper, stronger and more intimate than yours. Lovers of Abraham Lincoln are possessive and defiant. President and they answer "Abraham Lincoln," then you have probably learned two quick things about that person: they hold social justice as a higher ideal above all others, and they believe that THEY love President Lincoln more than anyone else has before them. If you ask an American if they have a favorite U.S. ![]()
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