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Author |
: Brad Meltzer |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 42 |
Release |
: 2014-01-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780803740839 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0803740832 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Synopsis I am Abraham Lincoln by : Brad Meltzer
Each picture book in this series is a biography of an American hero, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious way, and always focusing on a character trait that made the person heroic. (Cover may vary) The heros are depicted as children throughout, telling their life stories in first-person present tense, which keeps the books playful and accessible to young children. This book spotlights Abraham Lincoln who always spoke his mind and was unafraid to speak for others.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Abraham Lincoln's compassion made him a great leader. You’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
Author |
: Harold Holzer |
Publisher |
: Fordham University Press |
Total Pages |
: 387 |
Release |
: 2009-08-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780823240869 |
ISBN-13 |
: 082324086X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lincoln Revisited by : Harold Holzer
In February 2009, America celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, and the pace of new Lincoln books and articles has already quickened. From his cabinet’s politics to his own struggles with depression, Lincoln remains the most written-about story in our history. And each year historians find something new and important to say about the greatest of our Presidents. Lincoln Revisited is a masterly guidePub to what’s new and what’s noteworthy in this unfolding story—a brilliant gathering of fresh scholarship by the leading Lincoln historians of our time. Brought together by The Lincoln Forum, they tackle uncharted territory and emerging questions; they also take a new look at established debates—including those about their own landmark works. Here, these well-known historians revisit key chapters in Lincoln’s legacy—from Matthew Pinsker on Lincoln’s private life and Jean Baker on religion and the Lincoln marriage to Geoffrey Perret on Lincoln as leader and Frank J. Williams on Lincoln and civil liberties in wartime. The eighteen original essays explore every corner of Lincoln’s world—religion and politics, slavery and sovereignty, presidential leadership and the rule of law, the Second Inaugural Address and the assassination. In his 1947 classic, Lincoln Reconsidered, David Herbert Donald confronted the Lincoln myth. Today, the scholars in Lincoln Revisited give a new generation of students, scholars, and citizens the perspectives vital for understanding the constantly reinterpreted genius of Abraham Lincoln.
Author |
: Merrill D. Peterson |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 493 |
Release |
: 1995-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780198023043 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0198023049 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lincoln in American Memory by : Merrill D. Peterson
Lincoln's death, like his life, was an event of epic proportions. When the president was struck down at his moment of triumph, writes Merrill Peterson, "sorrow--indescribable sorrow" swept the nation. After lying in state in Washington, Lincoln's body was carried by a special funeral train to Springfield, Illinois, stopping in major cities along the way; perhaps a million people viewed the remains as memorial orations rang out and the world chorused its sincere condolences. It was the apotheosis of the martyred President--the beginning of the transformation of a man into a mythic hero. In Lincoln in American Memory, historian Merrill Peterson provides a fascinating history of Lincoln's place in the American imagination from the hour of his death to the present. In tracing the changing image of Lincoln through time, this wide-ranging account offers insight into the evolution and struggles of American politics and society--and into the character of Lincoln himself. Westerners, Easterners, even Southerners were caught up in the idealization of the late President, reshaping his memory and laying claim to his mantle, as his widow, son, memorial builders, and memorabilia collectors fought over his visible legacy. Peterson also looks at the complex responses of blacks to the memory of Lincoln, as they moved from exultation at the end of slavery to the harsh reality of free life amid deep poverty and segregation; at more than one memorial event for the great emancipator, the author notes, blacks were excluded. He makes an engaging examination of the flood of reminiscences and biographies, from Lincoln's old law partner William H. Herndon to Carl Sandburg and beyond. Serious historians were late in coming to the topic; for decades the myth-makers sought to shape the image of the hero President to suit their own agendas. He was made a voice of prohibition, a saloon-keeper, an infidel, a devout Christian, the first Bull Moose Progressive, a military blunderer and (after the First World War) a military genius, a white supremacist (according to D.W. Griffith and other Southern admirers), and a touchstone for the civil rights movement. Through it all, Peterson traces five principal images of Lincoln: the savior of the Union, the great emancipator, man of the people, first American, and self-made man. In identifying these archetypes, he tells us much not only of Lincoln but of our own identity as a people.
Author |
: Kay Winters |
Publisher |
: Aladdin |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2006-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1416912681 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781416912682 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Abe Lincoln by : Kay Winters
Learn about the early life of Abraham Lincoln in this picture book biography that Kirkus Reviews calls “a moving tribute to the power of books and words.” 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 and walked miles to bring them back. When he grew up, he became the sixteenth president of the United States. His name was Abraham Lincoln. He loved books. They changed his life. He changed the world.
Author |
: David Von Drehle |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 480 |
Release |
: 2012-10-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780805079708 |
ISBN-13 |
: 080507970X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Rise to Greatness by : David Von Drehle
"Von Drehle has chosen a critical year ('the most eventful year in American history' and the year Lincoln rose to greatness), done his homework, and written a spirited account."N"Publishers Weekly."
Author |
: Brian Lamb |
Publisher |
: PublicAffairs |
Total Pages |
: 416 |
Release |
: 2008-10-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786726837 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786726830 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Abraham Lincoln by : Brian Lamb
In this beautifully designed volume, America's top Lincoln historians offer a diverse array of perspectives on the life and legacy of America's sixteenth president. Spanning Lincoln's life -- from his early career as a Springfield lawyer, to his presidential reign during one of America's most troubled historical periods, to his assassination in 1865 -- these essays, developed from original C-SPAN interviews, provide a compelling, composite portrait of Lincoln, one that offers up new stories and fresh insights on a defining leader. Extras include a timeline of Lincoln's life, brief biographies of the 56 contributors, and Lincoln's most famous speeches.
Author |
: Russell Freedman |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 133 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547385624 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547385625 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass by : Russell Freedman
A clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history.
Author |
: Louis Bayard |
Publisher |
: Algonquin Books |
Total Pages |
: 417 |
Release |
: 2020-02-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781643750446 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1643750445 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Courting Mr. Lincoln by : Louis Bayard
“Riveting . . . Enticing.” —The Washington Post “Exquisite.” —People “A triumph of a novel.” —Bookreporter.com “Rich, fascinating, and romantic.” —Newsday A Washington Post Bestseller * A Indie Next Pick * An Apple Books Best of the Month for April * A People Magazine Best Book of the Week When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one’s short list to be president. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds this awkward country lawyer an enigma. “I can only hope,” she tells his roommate, the handsome, charming Joshua Speed, “that his waters being so very still, they also run deep.” It’s not long, though, before she sees the Lincoln that Speed knows: an amiable, profound man with a gentle wit to match his genius, who respects her keen political mind. But as her relationship with Lincoln deepens, she must confront his inseparable friendship with Speed, who has taught his roommate how to dance, dress, and navigate polite society. Told in the alternating voices of Mary Todd and Joshua Speed, and inspired by historical events, Courting Mr. Lincoln creates a sympathetic and complex portrait of Mary unlike any that has come before; a moving portrayal of the deep and very real connection between the two men; and most of all, an evocation of the unformed man who would grow into one of the nation’s most beloved presidents.
Author |
: John McKee Barr |
Publisher |
: LSU Press |
Total Pages |
: 568 |
Release |
: 2014-04-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807153857 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807153850 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Loathing Lincoln by : John McKee Barr
While most Americans count Abraham Lincoln among the most beloved and admired former presidents, a dedicated minority has long viewed him not only as the worst president in the country's history, but also as a criminal who defied the Constitution and advanced federal power and the idea of racial equality. In Loathing Lincoln, historian John McKee Barr surveys the broad array of criticisms about Abraham Lincoln that emerged when he stepped onto the national stage, expanded during the Civil War, and continued to evolve after his death and into the present. The first panoramic study of Lincoln's critics, Barr's work offers an analysis of Lincoln in historical memory and an examination of how his critics -- on both the right and left -- have frequently reflected the anxiety and discontent Americans felt about their lives. From northern abolitionists troubled by the slow pace of emancipation, to Confederates who condemned him as a "black Republican" and despot, to Americans who blamed him for the civil rights movement, to, more recently, libertarians who accuse him of trampling the Constitution and creating the modern welfare state, Lincoln's detractors have always been a vocal minority, but not one without influence. By meticulously exploring the most significant arguments against Lincoln, Barr traces the rise of the president's most strident critics and links most of them to a distinct right-wing or neo-Confederate political agenda. According to Barr, their hostility to a more egalitarian America and opposition to any use of federal power to bring about such goals led them to portray Lincoln as an imperialistic president who grossly overstepped the bounds of his office. In contrast, liberals criticized him for not doing enough to bring about emancipation or ensure lasting racial equality. Lincoln's conservative and libertarian foes, however, constituted the vast majority of his detractors. More recently, Lincoln's most vociferous critics have adamantly opposed Barack Obama and his policies, many of them referencing Lincoln in their attacks on the current president. In examining these individuals and groups, Barr's study provides a deeper understanding of American political life and the nation itself.
Author |
: Wilbur F. Gordy |
Publisher |
: Left of Brain Onboarding Pty Limited |
Total Pages |
: 182 |
Release |
: 2021-08-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1396319948 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781396319945 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Abraham Lincoln by : Wilbur F. Gordy
A classic biography on the life of Abraham Lincoln.