Excerpt from Lincoln the Hoosier: Abraham Lincoln's Life in Indiana The purpose of this book is to prove that Abra ham Lincoln was a Hoosier. The work will stress Lincoln's environment during the formative period of his life - from the age of seven to twenty-one during which time he lived in Indiana. The author believes that he has proved that Lincoln had an ample opportunity to secure a liberal education by the time he became of age and that he did so. He also believes that he has set forth sufficient facts to Show that Lincoln was not surrounded by a cramped cultural environment, but that, on the con trary, he lived among men and women the intellec tual equals of any in the Old Northwest. Lincoln's blood and environment explain him. This work, then, is given over almost wholly to these two fac tors. It aims at completeness Since the author be lieves that he has brought together about all there is to be known of Lincoln's life in Indiana. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.