Grace's Letter to LincolnOn the eve of the 1860 presidential election, as war clouds gather and the South threatens to secede, eleven-year-old Grace decides to help Abraham Lincoln get elected by writing and advising him to grow a beard. |
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... Wide - Awakes are marching tonight for Mr. Lincoln . Papa will join them . " Alice snorted . " Papa is too old to march with those wild young men . " Grace stood up for Papa . " He is not too old . And those young men are not wild ...
... Wide - Awakes are marching tonight for Mr. Lincoln . Papa will join them . " Alice snorted . " Papa is too old to march with those wild young men . " Grace stood up for Papa . " He is not too old . And those young men are not wild ...
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... Wide - Awakes . " " He is as proud as a tame turkey , " Grace said . Lucy spoke up . " Stephen thinks Mr. Bedell will join the army if there is a war . " The room grew still . Everyone looked at Mama . She smiled . " Number one , there ...
... Wide - Awakes . " " He is as proud as a tame turkey , " Grace said . Lucy spoke up . " Stephen thinks Mr. Bedell will join the army if there is a war . " The room grew still . Everyone looked at Mama . She smiled . " Number one , there ...
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Peter Roop, Connie Roop. were more parades . One evening the Wide- Awakes would march . Another evening would find the Douglas supporters in the streets . There were not enough Bell or Breckenridge men in Westfield to mount a parade . As ...
Peter Roop, Connie Roop. were more parades . One evening the Wide- Awakes would march . Another evening would find the Douglas supporters in the streets . There were not enough Bell or Breckenridge men in Westfield to mount a parade . As ...
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Abraham Lincoln Amanda apple apple butter baby banner blew Breckenridge burst cannon Chapter Chautauqua County Chautauqua Creek Gorge cheers Christmas conductor crowd Ding-a-ling door Douglas eyes father Frederick asked Grace and Jennie Grace asked Grace begged Grace cried Grace laughed Grace looked Grace nodded Grace read Grace thought grow a beard grow whiskers Hamlin hands Hannibal Hamlin Helen asked help Jefferson escape Hurrah hurried iron kitchen lamp leave the United Letter to Lincoln Lincoln Grace Lincoln is elected Lincoln is winning Lincoln looked Lincoln won Mama stroked Grace's Mama's Mann Miss Grace Bedell mustache night Grace Number Old Abe Papa says Papa's parade president rail fence read the letter shook silly slavery smiled South Carolina Springfield steam engine stopped stroked Grace's hair supper tell torches train train station Tucker vote wanted a slave Washington Westfield whiskers grow whistle Wide-Awakes wonderful write wrote