He
was born in Kentucky, Hardin County in a house with one room. He read
all books who could find on the frontier in spite of he went to school
just one year .Before to study the law he held many jobs: he was store
clerk , postmaster and many others. After he studied the law he became
one of the best lawyers in the state.
He
made known his views about the slavery to the public when he was
elected to the Congress. In 1858 Abe ran for the Senate as a republican
but he was defeated by Stephen Douglas. After that in 1860 he narrowly
defeated Douglas in the race for president.