 But more or less of a school-room is a matter of small importance if a boy has learned to read and to think of what he reads. And that, this boy had learned. His stock of books was small, but he knew them thoroughly, and they were good books to know :...  The Place of Books in the Life We Live - עמוד 154מאת William Le Roy Stidger - 1922 - 198 דפיםתצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1872 - 604 דפים
...read constantly when he had an opportunity." Among the books upon which Abe " laid his hands " were "-/Esop's Fables," "Robinson Crusoe," Bunyan's " Pilgrim's Progress," a " History of the United States," and Weems's "Life of Washington." All these he read many times, and transferred extracts from them... | |
 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1872 - 630 דפים
...constantly when he had an opportunity." Among the books upon which Abe " laid his hands " were "JSsop's Fables," "Robinson Crusoe," Bunyan's " Pilgrim's Progress," a " History of the United States," and Weems's " Life of Washington." All these he read many times, and transferred extracts from them... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - 1879 - 274 דפים
...were kept until paper was obtained. Among the first books which he read and thoroughly mastered were "^Esop's Fables," "Robinson Crusoe," Bunyan's "Pilgrim's...of the United States," Weem's "Life of Washington," and "The Revised Statutes of Indiana." From another work, " The Kentucky Preceptor," a collection of... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - 1879 - 260 דפים
...were kept until paper was obtained. Among the first books which he read and thoroughly mastered were "^Esop's Fables," "Robinson Crusoe," Bunyan's "Pilgrim's...of the United States," Weem's "Life of Washington," and "The Revised Statutes of Indiana." From another work, "The Kentucky Preceptor," a collection of... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - 1879 - 264 דפים
...until paper was obtained. Among the first books which he read and thoroughly mastered were "vEsop's Fables," "Robinson Crusoe," Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress,"...the United States," Weem's " Life of Washington," and " The Revised Statutes of Indiana." From another work, " The Kentucky Preceptor," a collection... | |
 | Rufus Blanchard - 1882 - 162 דפים
...constantly when he had an opportunity.' Among the books upon which Abe Maid his hands,' were 'yEsop's Fables,' ' Robinson Crusoe,' Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress,' a ' History of the United States,' and Weems' ' Life of Washington.' All these he read many times, and transferred extracts from them... | |
 | William Henry Herndon, Jesse William Weik - 1889 - 282 דפים
...Louisville newspaper, which some one at Gentryville kindly furnished him. Among the books he read were the Bible, " ^Esop's Fables," " Robinson Crusoe,"...Pilgrim's Progress," a "History of the United States," and Weems' " Life of Washington." A little circumstance attended the reading of the last-named book,... | |
 | 1895 - 646 דפים
...importance if a boy has learned to read and to think of what he reads. And that this boy had learned. His stock of books was small, but he knew them thoroughly,..."Pilgrim's Progress," a " History of the United States," Weems's "Life of Washington," and the " Statutesof Indiana." These are the chief ones we know about.... | |
 | Charles Alexander McMurry - 1894 - 190 דפים
...figures Few books were to be had, but such as could be found, he read again and again, such as .33sop's Fables, Robinson Crusoe, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, a history of the United States, and the life of Washington. From borrowed books he would fill his copy book with choice extracts, and... | |
 | 1895 - 628 דפים
...importance if a boy has learned to read and to think of what he reads. And that this boy had learned. His stock of books was small, but he knew them thoroughly, and they were good books to know : the Bible, ^sop's "Fables," "Robinson Crusoe," Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," a "History of the United States,"... | |
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