![]() ![]() The book won the Newbery Medal, the Jefferson Cup Award and the Golden Kite Honor Book Award, and earned a citation as School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. ![]() ![]() Additional content includes a sampling of Lincoln's writings and a detailed list of Lincoln historical sites. Russell Freedman covers Lincoln's life and career in a balanced treatment that is enhanced by period photographs and drawings. The book's final chapter is a moving account of that tragic evening in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Then the author focuses on the presidential years (1861 to 1865), skillfully explaining the many complex issues Lincoln grappled with as he led a deeply divided nation through the Civil War. Russell Freedman begins with a lively account of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood, his career as a country lawyer, and his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd. Russell Freedman begins with a lively account of Abraham Lincolns boyhood, his career as a country lawyer, and his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd. This 1988 Newbery Medal-winning biography of our Civil War president is warm, appealing, and illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs and prints. In this gripping account of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln, award-winning writer Russell Freedman brings to life the presidential years, scholarly thoughts and reflections of the Civil War president. Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman1988 Newbery Medal Winner Adapted by Alinne RT and Brenda RT of Young Womens Leadership Academy (2018) From. ![]()
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