the kids who started the civil war – a true story

Category: Introduction

  • Lincoln’s Caped Crusaders

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    Fred Gooltz
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    Introduction This is a true story about a new generation seizing power. Candidate Lincoln saved an odd letter from an orphan who requested money, claiming that he wore out his shoes in his local chapter of the Wide Awakes. Stemming from this scribbled note we begin to question: Who were the Wide Awakes? How did this…