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| Preface | 7 |
| Lincoln’s Great Strength as a Boy | 11 |
| Was Proud of His Strength | 11 |
| Lincoln a Powerful Wrestler | 12 |
| Lincoln Split 400 Rails for a Yard of Jeans | 12 |
| Lincoln as a Verse Writer | 14 |
| Lincoln’s Quick Wit in Helping a Girl to Spell a Word | 15 |
| Lincoln as a Notion Peddler | 15 |
| Lincoln Saved From Drowning | 16 |
| Lincoln’s Youthful Eloquence | 18 |
| One of Lincoln’s Songs | 19 |
| Lincoln’s First Political Speech | 20 |
| How Lincoln Became Known as “Honest Abe” | 21 |
| Lincoln Was an “Obliging” Man | 22 |
| How Lincoln Paid a Large Debt | 23 |
| His First Sight of Slavery | 23 |
| Lincoln and Jeff Davis in the Black Hawk War | 24 |
| Lincoln’s Glowing Tribute to His Mother | 25 |
| What Lincoln’s Step-Mother Said of Him | 26 |
| Lincoln’s First Love | 26 |
| The Duel Lincoln Didn’t Fight | 28 |
| Lincoln as a Dancer | 29 |
| Lincoln’s Courtship and Marriage | 29 |
| Lincoln’s Personal Appearance | 31 |
| Lincoln’s Mother | 32 |
| Lincoln’s Melancholia | 34 |
| Lincoln’s Height | 36 |
| How Lincoln Became a Lawyer | 36 |
| Lincoln as a Lawyer | 37 |
| Lincoln’s Conscientiousness in Taking Cases | 38 |
| The Jury Understood | 39 |
| Lincoln’s Honesty with a Lady Client | 39 |
| Lincoln Wins a Celebrated Case | 40 |
| Lincoln’s “Selfishness” | 41 |
| Lincoln Removes a License on Theatres | 42 |
| How Lincoln Got the Worst of a Horse Trade | 43 |
| Lincoln Helped Him to Win | 44 |
| Lincoln Settles a Quarrel Without Going to Law | 46 |
| A Lincoln Story About Little Dan Webster’s Soiled Hands | 47 |
| Lincoln’s Long Limbs Drive a Man Out of His Berth | 48 |
| Lincoln’s Joke on Douglas | 49 |
| Lincoln Shrewdly Traps Douglas | 50 |
| Lincoln’s Fairness in Debate |
BEST LINCOLN STORIES TERSELY TOLD.
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