Excerpt from Semi-Centennial of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Ill, Vol. 1: 1858-1908, Circular of Suggestions for School Celebrations Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin county, Kentucky, Feb. 12, 1809. Little is known of his boyhood which was passed in the midst of most desolate surroundings. The family moved to Indiana when Abe was seven years old twelve years later they emigrated to Illinois, settling near Decatur. Privation, trial and labor he knew intimately in those days. All told, he attended schools, such as they were, about a year. Dur ing the intervals of his work, he is Said to have read, written and ciphered incessantly. Although knowledge was not acquired rapidly by him, he mastered such books as he could procure. Among these were the Bible, Aesop's Fables, Pilgrim's Progress, and a history of the United States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.