# Boyhood of Abraham Lincoln

Recreates Lincoln's boyhood of near-poverty and long hours of hard work. Explains that, encouraged by his stepmother in his desire for learning, the boy Lincoln early developed those qualities of honesty, responsibility, humor, and a capacity for hard wok which were to make him a great President. Filmed in the authentically reconstructed village and boyhood home of Lincoln at Rockport, Ind This film isn't in the public domain. The copyright is owned by Phoenix Learning Group, Inc. For information on using footage of this film for your project, email us at footage@avgeeks.com

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1968
- By: Coronet Instructional Films
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/boyhoodofabrahamlincoln)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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