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Presents Abraham Lincoln as we have never before seen him. This insightful and vibrant narrative draws extensively on diaries, letters, and other primary sources to provide a remarkably close-up view of Lincoln: the boy, the homespun politician, the president, the military leader, the man with his family.

Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States.

"Fascinating anecdotes and broadened historical context enrich this biographical picture book that brings to life one of our nation's most revered presidents!"--

Highlights the life of the man who was President during the Civil War.

"A Lincoln authority plubs the mysteries in Lincoln's life and personality by restating the most dramatic and bitterly fought controversies scholars have had about his life and by weighing the evidence, notably about his married life, his religious views, his role in provoking (or not provoking) the Civil War, his ability as a military strategist." Pub W.

This book profiles the lives of three presidents who dared to acquire territories, to uphold the Union, and to bring about needed reforms.

Presents a brief biography of the country lawyer who became America's sixteenth president and served during the Civil War.

"In this, the first dual biography of the two leaders, Bruce Chadwick argues that one of several reasons why the North won and the South lost can be found in the drastically different characters of the two presidents. The electric and flexible personality of Lincoln enabled him to build coalitions among warring political factions and become one of the strongest and most successful presidents in U.S. history. The inability of the uncompromising Davis...

Recounts the childhood of the man who was President during the Civil War.

Surveys the childhood, education, employment, and political career of the Civil War president.