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New Salem: A History of Lincoln's Alma Mater (Brief History)
New Salem A History of Lincoln's Alma Mater - Brief History
Author: Joseph M. Di Cola
In 1829, eleven years after Illinois became the twenty-first state, New Salem was founded on a bluff above the Sangamon River. The village provided an essential sanctuary for a friendless, penniless boy named Abraham Lincoln, whose six years there shaped his education and nurtured his ambition. Eclipsed by the neighboring settlement of Petersbur...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781467136204
ISBN-10: 1467136204
Publication Date: 3/27/2017
Pages: 128
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Publisher: The History Press
Book Type: Paperback
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