Lincoln's life

Abraham Lincoln, the 6th/kloc-0 president of the United States, is the most admired president in American history, with a short term of four years (186 1- 1865). He led the American people out of the civil war and liberated more than 4 million slaves, but he was assassinated and a generation of great men fell, only 56 years old.

family life

Lincoln was born in a poor family in Kentucky on 1809. My mother is an illegitimate daughter and my father is a tramp. They are called the most uneducated people in the state. It was in such a difficult environment that childhood became the happiest time in his life. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. When Lincoln was 9 years old, his mother died of overwork. From then on, he began to plow, chop wood, cut down trees and build houses. A year later, his father remarried, and his stepmother treated him as her own, which made his lonely life a little warmer.

Lincoln began to learn to read at the age of 15. Because his family was poor, he only attended primary school for four months. In order to study, he borrowed books everywhere and often traded coolies for books, newspapers and periodicals. Because he was keen on reading, his field work was abandoned. His employer lost his temper and his father was very angry. He slapped Lincoln in front of everyone and asked him to stop this stupid behavior. Because of this slap in the face, the gap between their father and son has not been solved, and even Lincoln never went to see his father before his death.

Although Lincoln was born in such a humble family and was an illiterate son, he stimulated his ambition through continuous learning. He spent 22 years in the countryside and was fed up with all kinds of pioneering farming. He was eager to get ahead and dreamed that he could do noble work. He thought bitterly to himself, "If there is an opportunity, I must go out."

Love marriage

Later, Lincoln was employed by a grocery store clerk in New Salem. There, he met Anne Luleji, the daughter of the hotel owner. Annie turned out to be beautiful and generous. Lincoln fell in love with her at first sight, and soon after, they fell in love. In the eyes of the lovers, the world is so colorful and beautiful, and life is full of sacred significance. However, the good times don't last long, and sadness always appears at the happiest time. At this time, Anne fell ill, and she died soon because of the limited medical level at that time. After Anne's death, Lincoln lost his mind and lost his mind, thus falling into insanity. He stayed in bed for six months, during which he committed suicide at least twice and was saved by relatives and friends. Annie, the most beloved lover of Lincoln's life, his heart was buried underground.

In the third year after Anne's death, Lincoln left New Salem for Springfield and began his career as a "trainee lawyer". At this moment, a woman appeared in his life. She is Mary Todd from a noble family. Mary was born with a noble temperament, which made her think she was better than others. She always thought that she would marry a man who was the president of the United States in the future.

At that time, Lincoln and a friend jointly opened a law firm. Mary discovered his potential, so she courted him and pursued Lincoln, hoping to marry him, and Lincoln was fascinated by her noble beauty. Because of Mary's pressure, they got engaged soon after they met, and they are going to get married. But gradually Lincoln couldn't stand her. Mary has a surprisingly bad temper and often can't control her emotions. Her nagging, critical, proud and self-righteous attitude made Lincoln on pins and needles. The more I know, the less I like her. Lincoln proposed to dissolve the engagement, but was defeated by her sugar-coated cannonball on the day of breaking up, so he had to bite the bullet and continue to perform the engagement.

As the wedding day approaches, Lincoln's fear and retreat are increasing day by day. He is afraid of falling into that dark abyss. On the wedding night, when all the guests came to the wedding and the bride was waiting for him in the new house in a wedding dress, Lincoln disappeared and the wedding was cancelled. His fear of this marriage made him insane for a long time, and he was sure that he would go crazy. It would be great if their relationship ended here, but after all, they can't compete with fate. Although they broke off contact after that, he also avoided and even proposed to others. But a year later, they still met an "eventful matchmaker", and this time, Mary ate him, and poor and soft-hearted Lincoln had no room to escape. Under Mary's little trick, Lincoln had to promise to marry her again. He knows very well that he doesn't love Mary, but he feels sorry for her. Facing the conflict between morality and happiness, he chose morality. This time they got married in a hurry. Like a nightmare, he will be deeply tortured and entangled for many years, and he will never enjoy family happiness.

After the marriage, Mary began to "revenge" Lincoln for the humiliation he had suffered by running away from marriage. She lost her temper, tortured him, kept cursing him, stunned him, insulted him and mocked him in front of everyone. Mary's loud voice and ferocity spread around the neighborhood, and everyone gave her many nicknames: "villain, devil, female wolf …". Everyone who lives nearby heard her cursing. She once threw a cup of hot coffee in her husband's face angrily in front of everyone, while Lincoln sat there silently humiliated. This event can represent the married life of the couple for the next twenty years.

My friends felt sorry for Lincoln. His family life is very unhappy. Mary often drives him out with a broom. Lincoln endured all this with Christian patience. He can only avoid Mary as much as possible. Honnore Moreau said in mary todd lincoln: Ask any American: "What kind of woman is Mrs. Lincoln?" "Ninety-nine percent will say that he is a bitch, a dirty fool and a mental derangement. Dale Carnegie once wrote in his book that the greatest tragedy in Lincoln's life was not being assassinated, but marrying Mary.

On the other hand, if Lincoln marries his beloved Anne Luleji, he may live a happy life, but he will not become president. Because he is slow-thinking and slow-moving, and Anne is not the kind of woman who will force him to compete for fame and fortune. On the other hand, Mary Todd wants to live in the White House and be the president's wife. When she first married Lincoln, she always encouraged him to fight for the congressional candidate behind his back, and then always urged him to become an immortal president. Everything is doomed! Maybe an honest man like Lincoln needs a strong and fierce pusher like Mary to whip him behind his back. In this respect, Mary was not all in vain. Besides, she gave birth to four children for Lincoln. Unfortunately, only one child survived, and all the other children died unfortunately because of illness or accident.

occupation

Since 1824, Lincoln has shown his unique spirituality since he began to learn to read. His handwriting is very similar to that of two presidents, Washington and Jefferson, and everyone admires this. He likes reading, and in the process of continuous reading, he has accumulated a lot of knowledge including poetry, law and biography.

Lincoln didn't have a regular job when he was young. In order to make a living, he worked as a ferryman, plantation worker, shop assistant and stonemason. Later, he used to borrow money to do business, which was a fiasco. Since then, I have been penniless, and my debts have been paid off after 16 years. After hard work, Lincoln has been keen on reading and has a strong interest in speeches. He takes every opportunity to give speeches, tell stories, comment on current events, and sometimes add some funny whimsy, which often makes people laugh.

He found himself better at influencing others with speeches. This self-knowledge has brought him unprecedented courage and self-confidence and inspired his ambition. 1832, he started running for the state legislature for the first time, but failed. 1834, he ran for public office again and finally got his wish. He was elected to the Illinois Senate and was re-elected three times. During this period, he also worked as a village postman and a land surveyor.

65438-0836, Lincoln obtained the qualification of practicing lawyer through self-study. The following year, he started a law firm in partnership with others. 1842, he became the Whig leader in the state legislature. After many failed elections, in 1846, 37-year-old Lincoln was finally elected as a member of the US House of Representatives. 1856, Lincoln quit the Whig Party and joined the newly established * * * and anti-slavery parties, and soon became a leader. He ran for president in 1858 and Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860. 186 1 became the president of the United States and the first president in the history of communist party, China. At the same time, the civil war broke out, and Lincoln responded positively and led the North to victory. Because of his outstanding achievements in the civil war, Lincoln was re-elected as the president of the United States in 1864. 1April 865 14, Lincoln was shot dead in the theater on the fifth day after the surrender of the southern army, and died the next day, thus ending his short presidential career.

About assassination

Because The Emancipation Proclamation released by Lincoln harmed the interests of some slave owners, a group of slave owners tycoons formed a secret association to assassinate Lincoln. They put an advertisement in the newspaper offering a reward for the assassination of Lincoln.

But the man who shot Lincoln in the end was not homesick or motivated by business. John Wilkes Booth is a supporter of the South, and he intends to be famous.

Booth is an actor, handsome, young and rich, and an idol of that era, just like Pan Yu. But he is not satisfied with this, because his brother Edwin is more famous than him, and Booth is very jealous. He thought hard for a long time, trying to become famous overnight and be immortal. He decided to assassinate the president. In this way, he will be more famous than his brother, and he will gain the reputation of "anti-violence hero" in history. All the glory and glory are attributed to him as a talented person. This is his dream.

On April 14, when he went to the theater to get the mail, he learned that Lincoln was going to the Ford Theater that night, so he decided to assassinate the president temporarily. In the afternoon 10, he slipped into the theater, Lincoln was immersed in the performance, and the only guard went to another room and got drunk. Booth came to the door of the box without hindrance. He quietly pushed open the door. When the audience laughed at the story, he put the gun near Lincoln's head and pulled the trigger. Lincoln's head immediately hung forward and then tilted to one side silently. In the chaos, Booth fled the theater and Washington City. On April 26, he was besieged by the army in a warehouse by the Potomac River and killed. He is only 27 years old.

Lincoln, an ordinary great man with a unshaven beard and unkempt appearance, had a hard and tortuous life: his mother died in childhood, his son died in middle age, his lover died young, his husband and wife were at odds, he was tortured, he was insane, he committed suicide several times, his company closed down, he lost the election ... He was hit again and again and survived again. With this indomitable tenacity, a generation of great men died unfortunately, but only after he fell, people discovered that he was a hero and a glory of human nature.