Excerpt from Ten Tours in Illinois: A Guide to the State Parks, Scenic Beauties, Historic Memorials, and Lincoln Shrines Abraham Lincoln not only spent most of his life in Illinois, but the years he spent here were the important formative period from early manhood to maturity. The spirit of Illinois which has brought it to its present important position among the states of the Union, exerted its influence upon the young Lincoln, just as the example of Abraham Lincoln has furnished an inspiration to Illinoisans through the years. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.