Bessa simons biography of abraham lincoln

His family upbringing was modest; his parents from Virginia were neither wealthy or well known. At an early age, the young Abraham lost his mother, and his father moved away to Indiana. Abraham had to work hard splitting logs and other manual labour. But, he also had a thirst for knowledge and worked very hard to excel in his studies. This led him to become self-trained as a lawyer.

He spent eight years working on the Illinois court circuit; his ambition, drive, and capacity for hard work were evident to all around him. Lincoln also had a good sense of humour and was deprecating about his looks. Work colleagues and friends noted that Lincoln had a capacity to defuse tense and argumentative situations, though the use of humour and his capacity to take an optimistic view of human nature.

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He loved to tell stories to illustrate a serious point through the use of humour and parables. Lincoln was shy around women but after a difficult courtship, he married Mary Todd in They had four children, who Lincoln was devoted to. Although three died before reaching maturity — which caused much grief to both parents. As a lawyer, Abraham developed a capacity for quick thinking and oratory.

His interest in public issues encouraged him to stand for public office. In , he was elected to the House of Representatives for Illinois and served from After his political career appeared to be over, he returned to working as a lawyer in Illinois. However, the s saw the slavery question re-emerge as a prominent divisive national issue.