"Examines the life of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, and his difficult task of reuniting the nation and abolishing slavery during the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery.
Voorhees, Daniel W. “The Liberty of the Citizen.” In Speeches ofDaniel W. Voorhees, of Indiana, Embracing His Most Prominent Forensic, Political, Occasional, and Literary Addresses. . . with a Short Biographical Sketch.
Redeemer President Allen C. Guelzo. ing the spiritual counsel of the newly installed pastor of Springfield's First Presbyterian Church , a Scotsman named James Smith . This selection was no accident . James Smith was born in Scotland in ...
The collected letters, speeches, etc. written by Abraham Lincoln.
The book also discusses his lasting legacy and why he remains a quintessential American hero two hundred years after his birth, while an annotated bibliography permits easy access to further scholarship.
My Life as Abraham Lincoln is a collection of words that best describe some of the people and places and things that I have experienced in my life.
"This presentation of the pertinent facts of the life, times, and importance of the sixteenth president of the United States is a good starting point for children beginning history studies and biographies." - School Library Journal
Lincoln, Collected Works, vol. 8, quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln. “plain unpretentious plodding man” Douglas L. Wilson and Rodney O. Davis, eds., Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements about Abraham Lincoln (Chicago, ...
Abraham Lincoln's Speeches
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