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Era and Topic: Abraham Lincoln

Honest Abe of the West

This lyric was used as a presidential campaign song for Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860. Verse four shows that his candidacy was based in part on the ending of slavery.

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Hear historic versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner," "The Anacreontic Song," and more in our recording "Poets and Patriots."
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