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Scripps, John L. (1818-1866) Life of Abraham Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08590 Author/Creator: Scripps, John L. (1818-1866) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1860 Pagination: 32 p. ; 22 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Campaign biography for the 1860 presidential election. Printed by Horace Greeley & Co. New York edition, Tribune tracts no. 6.

Scripps, J. L. (John Locke), 1818-1866
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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