![]() Neighbors recalled how Lincoln would walk for miles to borrow a book. Reading material was in short supply in the Indiana wilderness. It was while growing into manhood that Lincoln received his formal education-an estimated total of 18 months-a few days or weeks at a time. ![]() She was a strong and affectionate woman with whom Lincoln quickly bonded.Īlthough both his parents were most likely illiterate, Thomas’ new wife Sarah encouraged Lincoln to read. In December 1819, just over a year after his mother’s death, Lincoln’s father Thomas married Sarah Bush Johnston, a Kentucky widow with three children of her own.
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