Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
- ISBN-10
- 1563978059
- ISBN-13
- 9781563978050
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-09
- Publisher
- Astra Publishing House
- Author
- Karen B. Winnick
Description
The true story of Grace Bedell, who suggested that Abraham Lincoln grow a beard.
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