History That Doesn't Suck — 43: Honest Abe, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, & John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

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43: Honest Abe, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, & John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

History That Doesn't Suck

“Any man who took Lincoln for a simple-minded man would wind up with his back in a ditch.” This is the story of America on the eve of the Civil War. Kentucky-born farmboy Abraham Lincoln has an interesting early life. Between losing his mom as a child, suffering from chronic depression, and receiving little formal…

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