Lincoln Vs. Johnson: Comparing Lincoln And Johnson

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Both Lincoln and Johnson came from humble origins. Lincoln and Johnson were both self taught.Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. Lincoln and Johnson were both self taught. Lincoln’s father was not very educated, so his mother was the one who taught him how to read. Unfortunately she died when he has nine. Johnson was born in North Carolina. His father died at the age of thirteen. Johnson left his family and opened a tailor shop where he learned to read and write from the foreman. Lincoln borrowed book and practiced and recited poems. He was a political reader. He had many jobs such as a store and a postmaster but they all ended up not working. Eventually he became a self taught lawyer which went well but law wasn’t politics., “Politics

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