02281cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500950015126400510024630000470029733600260034433700260037033800360039650000310043250802320046352011650069553400450186065300430190585600430194825672UtSlPG20260610133605.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aButterworth, Hezekiah,d1839-190510aIn The Boyhood of Lincoln :bA Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-06-01  aProduced by Adrian Mastronardi, Josephine Paolucci and the
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available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"In The Boyhood of Lincoln" by Hezekiah Butterworth is a historical fiction work written in the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on the formative years of Abraham Lincoln, highlighting the character-building experiences and the influential figures in his early life, particularly a traveling schoolmaster named Jasper, who shapes the ideals of young Lincoln.   At the start of the book, we are introduced to Jasper the Parable, a Tunker schoolmaster traveling through rural Indiana. As he makes his way to a school, he encounters various locals, including a young boy who informs him about the infamous schoolmaster Crawford, known for his strict discipline. Jasper arrives at the school just in time to witness a lively spelling class riddled with both humor and chaos, where we meet the tall, serious figure of Abraham Lincoln, a student there. The opening sets the tone for the intertwining of historical reality and fictional narrative that explores the themes of education, moral integrity, and the cultivation of character that will ultimately shape Lincoln into a pivotal figure in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25672