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Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln old fashioned That striking change was manifestedAbraham Lincoln grew up in the long shadow of the Founding Fathers. Seeking an intellectual and emotional replacement for his own taciturn father, Lincoln turned to the great men of the founding Washington, Paine, Jefferson and their great documents the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution for knowledge, guidance, inspiration, and purpose. Out of the power vacuum created by their passing, Lincoln emerged from among his peers as the true