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Abraham Abraham Lincoln America ANDREW CARNEGIE army asked Austria battle Bayard Taylor beautiful became began brave brought called Caprera Carnegie Cornell death died earn Edison engine England Ezra Cornell fame famous Farragut father five Ford four Franklin Gambetta Garibaldi Garrison gave Gentryville George Stephenson GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI Greeley hand heart Henry Henry Ford honor hope Horace Greeley horses hundred dollars invention Italy knew labor later learned Leon Gambetta letters Lincoln lived London miles months morning mother Napoleon III nearly never night noble Ole Bull once painted Peter Cooper poor President received replied river Rome says sent Sheridan slavery slaves soon Stanley success telegraph thought thousand dollars told took twenty visited walked week Westminster Abbey wife wonder wrote York young