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Hugh Hammer-King by Sabine Baring-Gould

Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, was kind to children and animals but Kings merited firmer handling.

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‘If They Can Stand It I Can’ by Abraham Lincoln

However loud his critics shouted their disapproval, Abraham Lincoln would neither deprive them of free speech nor change his opinions.

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Shock and Awe by Abraham Lincoln

Fame found Abraham Lincoln before he was ready for the scrutiny of the camera.

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Sublime Christian Heroism by Abraham Lincoln

In replying to a letter of support from Manchester’s cotton workers, US President Lincoln showed how deeply touched he had been.

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The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

Following a decisive victory in the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln urged his supporters to make sure that liberty’s advantage was not squandered.

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A Letter to the President by Manchester Cotton Workers

Two years into America’s Civil War, cotton workers in Manchester defied current opinion among politicians and the press, and pledged their support to the Union.

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