Lincoln

Overview

1988 Newbery Medal Winner Abraham Lincoln stood out in a crowd as much for his wit and rollicking humor as for his height. This Newbery Medal-winning biography of our Civil War president is warm, appealing, and illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs and prints. Russell Freedman begins with a lively account of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood, his career as a country lawyer, and his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd. Then the author focuses on the presidential years (1861 to 1865), skillfullly explaining the many complex issues Lincoln grappled with as he led a deeply divided nation through the Civil War. The book's final chapter is a moving account of that tragic evening in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Concludes with a sampling of Lincoln writings and a detailed list of Lincoln historical sites. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Read Aloud Informational Text).

Details

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published

1987

Pages

150

Language

EN

Categories

Biography & Autobiography / General, Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / General, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Art, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Political, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & First Families (U.S.), Juvenile Nonfiction / Girls & Women, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 19th Century, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 20th Century, Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Juvenile Nonfiction / Photography, Juvenile Fiction / Classics

ISBN-13

9780899193809