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Abe Lincoln in Illinois Study Guide

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by Robert E. Sherwood
About 73 pages (21,842 words)
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Jack Armstrong

Armstrong is the leader and the most aggressive of the Clary's Grove Boys, a gang of bullies in New Salem. When the gang enters the Rutledge Tavern, Armstrong speaks roughly to Ann Rutledge and tries to pick a fight with Ninian Edwards. He stops when Lincoln enters, though. He respects Lincoln, in part because Lincoln is a man of the people and not a rich sophisticate like Edwards, but mostly he respects Lincoln because Lincoln is the only man in the territory who can beat him in a fight. Lincoln shows respect for Armstrong, too, preferring to joke with him rather than threaten him. Years later, Lincoln mentions that he is defending Armstrong's son Duff on a murder charge, even though Duff seems to be hopelessly guilty. Armstrong is the one to bring.....

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