Chapter I: Introduction: 9

I. ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S FOREFATHERS 15

II. ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S FATHER AND MOTHER 24

III. THE BOY LINCOLN'S BEST TEACHER 33

IV. LEARNING TO WORK 40

V. LOSING HIS MOTHER 52

VI. SCHOOL DAYS NOW AND THEN. 62

VII. ABE AND THE NEIGHBORS 77

VIII. MOVING TO ILLINOIS 94

IX. STARTING OUT FOR HIMSELF 102

X. CLERKING AND WORKING 115

XI. POLITICS, WAR, STOREKEEPING, AND STUDYING LAW 126

XII. BUYING AND KEEPING A STORE 140

XIII. THE YOUNG LEGISLATOR IN LOVE. 147

XIV. MOVING TO SPRINGFIELD 162

XV. LINCOLN & HERNDON 184

XVI. HIS KINDNESS OF HEART 194

XVII. WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABRAHAM
LINCOLN AND HIS STEPBROTHER 208

XVIII. HOW EMANCIPATION CAME TO PASS 215

XIX. THE GLORY OF GETTYSBURG 226

XX. "NO END OF A BOY" 234

XXI. LIEUTENANT TAD LINCOLN, PATRIOT 248