ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE MAN WHO CHANGED HISTORY
I remember that day in Illinois, it was very dark and cold. We moved many times when I was young. This time we were in Macon, Illinois. It was hard for me as boy, my mother died. Now I had a step mom. She was never going to take the place of my mother, but I saw her as my own.
Growing up poor was very hard for me. I wasn't that educated. I couldn't go to a good school because my dad couldn't afford it. In my teenage years I was tall gawky. I had bad manners and I also failed at politics.
The year was 1831, it was time for me to start my life alone. First thing I did was go take a cargo to New Orleans on a flat boat. After that I moved to a small town in Illinois called New Salem. I stated working at a railroad station setting up the rails. I also clerked at a local store.
My first war was the Black Hawk War (1832). I was elected captain of my company in war. After the war I went back to New Salem. I stared......
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