| Chapter | Page |
| | Introduction | [9] |
| I. | Abraham Lincoln's Forefathers | [15] |
| II. | Abraham Lincoln's Father and Mother | [24] |
| III. | The Boy Lincoln's Best Teacher | [33] |
| IV. | Learning to Work | [40] |
| V. | Losing His Mother | [52] |
| VI. | School Days Now and Then. | [62] |
| VII. | Abe and the Neighbors | [77] |
| VIII. | Moving to Illinois | [94] |
| IX. | Starting Out for Himself | [102] |
| X. | Clerking and Working | [115] |
| XI. | Politics, War, Storekeeping, and Studying Law | [126] |
| XII. | Buying and Keeping a Store | [140] |
| XIII. | The Young Legislator in Love. | [147] |
| XIV. | Moving to Springfield | [162] |
| XV. | Lincoln & Herndon | [184] |
| XVI. | His Kindness of Heart | [194] |
| XVII. | What Made the Difference Between Abraham Lincoln and His Stepbrother | [208] |
| XVIII. | How Emancipation Came to Pass | [215] |
| XIX. | The Glory of Gettysburg | [226] |
| XX. | "No End of a Boy" | [234] |
| XXI. | Lieutenant Tad Lincoln, Patriot | [248] |