Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He came from a poor family and had little formal education, but taught himself by reading many books. Lincoln experienced many failures in his early career and lost several elections, but he never gave up. He went on to be elected as president in 1861, where he helped end slavery and preserved the Union during the Civil War. However, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, just days after the Civil War ended.

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2. Abraham Lincoln was one of important person in
the world. He was the 16th president of America. He
was born in Hardin Country on 12 February 1809.
His parents name are Thomas Lincoln and Nancy
Hanks. His father was a poor farmer and a
carpenter and his mother was a house wife. When
he was 9 years old, his mother died

3. Lincoln studied only 18 months. After that, he
studied autodidactly by reading a lot of book. Time
went by, Lincoln grew up be came adult. And then in
1842 he met Mary Todd Lincoln and both of them
decided to get merried. From the marriage Lincoln
had four sons, Robert, Edward, William, and
Thomas.

4. Lincoln was called a successful loser became
President. Why? Because, when he tried to get in
the politic, he always got failure. In 1831, he tried to
have a business and failed in 1832, he also tried to
be a legislative but he failed. He tried to be a
legislative at the country part of Illionis. In the
same year, he lost his job been an employee because
the place where he worked was close. Beside that,
he also failed to study in law school

5. In 1833, he had business. He had a shop and he got
the capital from his friend. But a few years later, his
friend died and he become bankrupt. In fact, his
debt were more than $1000 and 17 years old it could
be paid.

6. In his life, Lincoln got failure again and again. But,
in 1834, he won and became a legislative at Illionis.
Just a while he felt to be a winner, he had to felt
failure again when he shown himself to be a
spokesman. Eventought he always got failed, he
never gave up. In 1843, he be came a candidat
council of congress, and he failed.

7. Lincoln had so many experience in failure, but he
tried and tried. To became success. In 1846 he wont
to be council of congress. But two years later, he had
to lose his chair in congress. And then, in 1849 he
back to Springfield and tried to be a commissioner
and failed again.

8. In 1854, he be came a candidat to be council of
senate USA, but he lost. Two year later, he tried in
order to could be a homination as vice of president
in National Konvension and he failed. And then in
1858, he became a candidat to be council of senate
again, and he got failure again.

9. From his long journey in failure, Lincoln could get
the biggest success. He won to be a president of USA
in 1861. that was why he was called a successful
loser became president. Beside he won to be a
president, he also be the most important one who
wiped out slavery and saved America from civil war.
Lincoln was also rememberes because of his letters
and his speech, character, and his willing.

10. Lincoln be came a president from 1861-1865 when
he won to be a president a few years later he always
dreamed about same thing. He told that in his
dream, he woke up because he heard sound of
crying. Finally, he arrived at East Room, one of
main room in white house. He said that he was
surprised. Because there he saw there was a corpse.
Then he asked to the guard, and the guard
answered “ president dead. He was killed by
someone “

11. After he dreamed that again and again, finally it
could be a real. When he watched a play in
Washington DC, he was shot by John Wilkes Booth
from balkon. It suas not clear why John did it. But,
everyone said that booth had a big hate to Lincoln.
He was shot at 21.45. he dead on 14 april 1865. and
it was the last of a long journey of his life.