BANKS, Louis Albert.

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The Lincoln Legion. First edition, first printing, in the exceedingly rare dust jacket. The Lincoln Legion was founded as part of the Anti-Saloon league to promote the signing of alcohol abstinence pledges by children, based on Abraham Lincoln encouraging children to do the same in his early career. The book portrays Lincoln as an advocate of total abstinence, and traces the history of the Anti-Saloon league.

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