Lincoln and German Campaigning

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Submitted by Lyle (United States), Sep 3, 2015 18:44

http://www.germanheritage.com/Essays/1848/civil_war_part1.html, in the second paragaph it reports that Lincoln bought the Illinois Staatsanzeiger in 1860 to help his campaign. So Abe Lincoln effectivly campaigned in German in 1860.

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