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Abraham Lincoln: Life, Career, and Legacy by Leya Abdulahab is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Kentucky and had little formal schooling. He worked various jobs including postmaster and lawyer before entering politics as a Whig representative in Illinois. Lincoln ran unsuccessfully for Senate against Stephen Douglas, debating him seven times on the issue of slavery. In 1860, Lincoln was elected President as the first Republican with a platform to limit the spread of slavery. As president during the Civil War, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and oversaw

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Leya Abdulahab

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