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Abraham Lincoln's Professions

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Abraham Lincoln had worked in a variety of professions before finally setting foot on the path that lead him towards law, the legal system, and ultimately the presidency. Some of the various professions McGovern lists are fieldhand, blacksmith, freigh hauler, bar keeper and co-owner of a grocery store (McGovern, 20). He was also a seargant of US forces during an insurrection of native tribes against American settlers (though he did not even have any formal military training)(21). It was not until he had shadowed a lawyer by the name of Brackenridge that he himself becoame interested in the field of law, as well as politics (21). But even during this time he was only working up the lower rungs of the system, from postmaster, to deputy county
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