Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

Reducere. 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 Unit...

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...

Reducere. Discover the life of Abraham Lincoln--a story about honesty, leadership, and staying true to your valuesDelve into the life of the 16th president o...

Reducere. Help kids ages 6 to 9 discover the life of Abraham Lincoln―a story about honesty, leadership, and staying true to your valuesDelve into the life of...

Reducere. First published in 1911, The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln was privately printed by Frederick Hill Meserve, the preeminent historian of the photog...

Reducere. On October 29, 1929, life in the United States took a turn for the worst. The stock market the system that controls money in America plunged to a r...

Reducere. Thomas Lincoln, born in 1778, conquered the wilderness, built cabins and furniture, and supported his family as a farmer and carpenter. But his mos...

Reducere. The author of this book, General Thomas Maley Harris, was a medical doctor, who recruited and served as commander of the Tenth West Virginia Volunt...

Reducere. American history is full of many badasses who weren't afraid to blaze new trails, often placing themselves in great danger in process. Along with a...

Reducere. Based on sworn and witnessed court records, it's the true story of the three Supreme Court trials of the first slave freed by a young lawyer, Abrah...

An enlightening narrative exploring an oft-overlooked aspect of the sixteenth president's life, An American Marriage reveals the tragic story of Ab...

The Tower of London holds almost a thousand years' worth of secrets The Tower of London draws more than 2 million visitors a year Almost 1, 000 yea...

The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates turns to two other heroes of t...

Reducere. Winner of the 2001 The Lincoln Group of New York's Award of Achievement A History Book Club Selection The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is usual...

Widely considered in his own time as a genial but provincial lightweight who was out of place in the presidency, Abraham Lincoln astonished his all...

From the acclaimed historian and bestselling author: a page-turning account of the epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham...

``Fascinating reading. . .this book eerily reflects some of today's key issues.`` - The New York Times Book Review From an award-winning historian,...

Reducere. DescriptionAccepted history tells us that the sixteenth President of the United States was born to Thomas Lincoln and his bride, Nancy Hanks, in Ha...

Reducere. From the two-time winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize, a stirring and surprising account of the debates that made Lincoln a national figure and...

Reducere. Winner of the Pura Belpre Illustrator Award A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book In soaring words and stunning illustrations, Margarita Engle and Raf...

A brilliant and novel examination of how Abraham Lincoln mastered the art of leadership"Gerhardt has devised an ingenious solution for demystifying...

Reducere. The "Trials of Nance" is the true story of the three Supreme Court Trials of Mrs. Nance Legins-Costley (1813-1873) in Illinois. The dramatic non-fi...

Reducere. In a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced letters in sand, snow, and dust. He borrowed books ...

Reducere. Although he was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's oldest and last surviving son, the details of Robert T. Lincoln's life are misunderstood by some and unk...

Reducere. For all the talk of the Civil War's pitting brother against brother, no book has told fully the story of one family ravaged by that conflict. And n...

Contributor(s): Author: John E. WashingtonEditor: Kate MasurOriginally published in 1942 and now reprinted for the first time, They Knew Lincoln is...

Reducere. In October of 2000, the Federalist Society and The Wall Street Journal asked 132 professors of history, political science, and law to rank presiden...

Reducere. "A delightful, educational spin on history--and plenty of jokes, " said School Library Journal. "Sheer joy, " praised Booklist in a starred review....

Reducere. DescriptionBehind the Scenes (1868) is both a slave narrative and a portrait of the First Family of America, especially of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife ...

Reducere. DescriptionDescription: THE LINCOLN BRIGADE The day after Christmas in 1936, a group of ninety-six Americans sailed from New York to help Spain def...

Reducere. Did Abraham Lincoln hate his father so much that he would not visit him on his deathbed or buy him a tombstone? Is it true that Ann Rutledge, who d...

Lt. Benjamin Loring (1824-1902) lived the life of an everyman Civil War sailor. He commanded no armies and devised no grand strategies. Loring was ...

Reducere. Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretl...

Reducere. Here is a History Reader about a great man and his famous speech. Now available in Step into Reading, the premier leveled reader line. Abraham Linc...

Reducere. "In the preparation of this book I have neither spared time or money, since I became satisfied that John Wilkes Booth was not killed, as has been s...

A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln's life and presidency. Do...

Reducere. During his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln expressed hope that the better angels of our nature would prevail as war loomed. He was wrong. ...

Reducere. From the duo who created the classroom Kirkus Reviews called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers.Today at school we...

Reducere. From the duo who created the classroom called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers. Today at school we celebrated Pr...

Reducere. Elizabeth Keckley reveals the hardships of slavery and the changing political climate in Washington amongst the country's most powerful couple, Abr...

Reducere. The first full-scale biography of John Hay since 1934: From secretary to Abraham Lincoln to secretary of state for Theodore Roosevelt, Hay was an e...

Reducere. Abraham H. Galloway (1837-1870) was a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the mos...

Reducere. When Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, he had broader aims than simply rallying a war-weary nation. Lincoln realized that t...

This book you are holding was being prepped for release at the end of 2019, but the Spirit of the Lord interrupted my plans and asked me to hold of...

DescriptionA nonfiction Little Golden Book about an American leader every child should know This Little Golden Book captures the essence of Martin ...

Reducere. For a century and a half, Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation has been the dominant narrative of African American freedom in...

Reducere. John Hughes was an Irish immigrant who played a significant role in the establishment of the Church in northeastern United States before the Civil ...

Reducere. Instant New York Times bestseller A Washington Independent Review of Books Favorite Book of 2018A Suspense Magazine Best Book of 2018A Mental Floss...

Reducere. "The lively story of the Civil War's most unlikely--and most uncelebrated--genius" (The Wall Street Journal)--General Montgomery C. Meigs, who buil...

DescriptionThis nonfiction Little Golden Book is filled with amazing facts about bugs--perfect for preschoolers Some creep and crawl, some fly and ...

Reducere. "Lincoln and the Indians has stood the test of time and offers this generation of readers a valuable interpretation of the U.S. government's Indian...

DescriptionIllinois was admitted to the Union in 1818, becoming the 21st state in America. In 2018, the state celebrated its bicentennial, and over...

Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, the bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy, which covers the secret plot against George Washington, now turn the...

Reducere. Frederick Douglass called the martyred president "emphatically the black man's president" as well as "the first who rose above the prejudice of his...

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Reducere. DescriptionIllustrated watered-down version of the classic 1852 novel which Stowe wrote as an angry response to the 1850 passage of the second Fugi...

Reducere. All but forgotten today, the Five Points neighborhood in Lower Manhattan was once renowned the world over. From Jacob Riis to Abraham Lincoln, Davy...

Reducere. Is it possible that the woman who raised Abraham Lincoln was actually his half-sister, and that the man he knew as his grandfather had conducted a ...

Reducere. Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is a collection of significant speeches, made both by those who held the reins of power and ...

Reducere. Inspired by her father, who fought in the American Revolution, and desiring a better world for her children, Sarah Josepha Hale sought to leave beh...

Reducere. Gettysburg is a defining moment in our history when two great armies were on a collision course with each other and with history. The Civil War is ...

Reducere. Just 24 hours after former President James Buchanan died on June 1, 1868, the Chicago Tribune rejoiced: "This desolate old man has gone to his grav...

DescriptionA colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography about John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States.John F. Kennedy ...

Reducere. From Ken Zurski, author of The Wreck of the Columbia, comes a collection of stories about people and events which helped shape a city and region. I...

Reducere. One of the most creative and individual poets America has produced, Walt Whitman was also a prolific diarist, note-taker, and essayist whose intima...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life t...

An award-winning presidential historian offers an authoritative account of American presidents' attacks on our freedom of the press. "The FAKE NEWS...

Reducere. DescriptionAmong the Forest People, a classic by Carolyn Dillingham Pierson, introduces young children to forest animals through a series of intere...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Heather Cox RichardsonWhen Abraham Lincoln helped create the Republican Party on the eve of the Civil War, his goal was to ...

Reducere. AwardsMinnesota Book AwardDescription-So you're the little woman who started this big war, - Abraham Lincoln is said to have quipped when he met Ha...