... the book, Sandburg cried because he was parting with Lincoln after all those years. The tears ran down his face for more than two hours (Hacker 83). Sandburg reports, "that son-of-a-gun Lincoln grows on you" (Hacker 89). Sandburg was a poet who wrote of rural and urban life in the Middle West. He gave a different view of America than that ... fascinated by Whitman's free verse style and unique American message (Hacker 51). In his work, Sandburg showed his integrity and generosity, his hatred of bigotry, and his love for his native country (Vinson 852). He had a fascination with the slan...

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... her "Mother"-spent money and always had little funds-older she got worse her condition got-1875 declared lunatic-still considerate and generous-died 1882 Robert Lincoln-Lincoln's oldest grown son- 21 years old - only person in Lincoln family who wasn't tragedy stricken-last survivor died in 1926 at age of 83 Thomas "Tad" Lincoln-12 years old- Lincoln's favorite child ... US history Sam Arnold-ex-confederate soldier- Union store clerk-dropped out of the conspiracy-tried for conspiracy and convicted-later freed in 1869 Others Andrew Johnson- Lincoln's VP-Tennessee native-common man-poor d...

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