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English
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A president who governed a divided country has much to teach us in a twenty-first-century moment of polarization and political crisis. Hated and hailed, excoriated and revered, Abraham Lincoln was at the pinnacle of American power when implacable secessionists gave no quarter in a clash of visions bound up with money, race, identity, and faith. In him we can see the possibilities of the presidency as well as its limitations.
At once familiar and...
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follows Lincoln from his childhood to the presidency, including the Civil War and his legendary Gettysburg Address.
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Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
106 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Holzer, a Lincoln enthusiast with several books to his credit, pulls together a collection of writings beginning with rhymes in the margins of young Abe's arithmetic book and ending with official and unofficial words from the presidential years. The introduction offers a brief look at Lincoln's life as a man who valued the power of words. Each excerpt is offered with an introduction of its own, providing readers with a historical perspective, and...
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English
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This multiple biography is centered on Lincoln's mastery of men and how it shaped the most significant presidency in the nation's history. Historian Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius, as the one-term congressman rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals to become president. When Lincoln emerged as the victor at the Republican National Convention, his rivals were dismayed. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically...
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Language
English
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The previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil War. In The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, she shows that the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War. Legislative sessions were often punctuated by mortal threats, canings, flipped desks, and all-out slugfests....
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Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (10 hr., 10 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president to go to war when the Southern states seceded from the Union. Rather than a commitment to eradicating slavery or a defense of the Union, they argue that Lincoln's guiding principle was the defense of equal economic opportunity. Lincoln firmly believed that...
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. In this new board book format, the very youngest readers can learn about one of America's icons in the series's signature lively, conversational style. The short text focuses on drawing inspiration from these iconic heroes, and includes an interactive element and factual tidbits that young...
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