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"This gripping true story recreates Abraham Lincoln’s last murder trial—a case during which he defended the son of a close friend and loyal supporter who was accused of killing Lincoln’s mentor, and was forced to form an unholy alliance with a longtime enemy to win." --
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Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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This book presents the Gettysburg Address in its original version and in a translated version using everyday language, as well as information on events that led to the creation of the document and its significance in history.
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Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Tells the story behind Abraham Lincoln's famous speech. Each spread provides information about the context, wording, and lasting effects of the document paired with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images.
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Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"The United States was in the middle of the Civil War when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. What exactly did this document say? And how did it change the country?"--From the publisher's web site.
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English
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Born into slavery, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (ca. 1824-1907) rose to a position of respect as a talented dressmaker and designer to the political elite of Washington, D.C., and a confidante of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. In this unusual memoir, Keckley offers a rare, behind-the-scenes view of the formal and informal networks that African Americans established among themselves, as well as an insider's perspective of the men who made Civil War politics...