| Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Greatness Contributor(s): National Park Service (Editor), Interior Department (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0160877857 ISBN-13: 9780160877858 Publisher: Dept. of Interior National Park Service OUR PRICE: $5.94 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.1" W x 8" (0.35 lbs) 59 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This small book, 59 pages in all, showcases Abraham Lincoln's journey as a young man to his political career in Congress, as a lawyer, through his presidential years. Highlights of this book include excerpts from many of Lincoln's speeches, events surrounding The Inaugural Train Ride that included more than 83 cities and towns in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. It also covers history of the Civil War era, the emancipation proclamation and the abolishment of slavery --"the most momentous era in American history" - it defined who we are as a nation, both then and now, and what beliefs we hold "self-evident.." |