Exploring Abraham Lincoln
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Lincoln for Teens
The American Civil War
973.7 A51The debates in this book deal with many issues of importance today, including states rights, civil rights, and the nature of American government.
Abraham Lincoln the Writer: A Treasury of His Greatest Speeches and Letters
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Abraham Lincoln was not only one of America's greatest presidents, but also one of America's most gifted writers.
search Novelist® PlusLincoln and the Abolition of Slavery
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Discusses Abraham Lincoln's role in the abolition of slavery, as well as the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation.
search Novelist® PlusThe Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
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Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other.
search Novelist® PlusLincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life
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Explore pictures leading into the life of Abraham Lincoln.
search Novelist® PlusAbraham Lincoln
B L736KFocuses on the legal and political career the self-educated man who led the United States during the Civil War, and looks at its effects on his wife and children.
Shattered Dreams: The Story of Mary Todd Lincoln
B L738CoTake a look into the life of the woman who married Abraham Lincoln.
Second Sight
In Washington, D.C., during the last days of the Civil War, a teenage boy who performs in a mind reading act befriends a clairvoyant girl whose frightening visions foreshadow an assassination plot.
search Novelist® PlusMarch Toward the Thunder
Louis Nollette, a fifteen-year-old Abenaki Indian, joins the Irish Brigade in 1864 to fight for the Union in the Civil War. Based on the life of the author's great-grandfather.
search Novelist® PlusTwo Girls of Gettysburg
When the Civil War breaks out, two cousins, Lizzie and Rosanna, find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict until the war reunites them in the town of Gettysburg.
search Novelist® PlusHow I Found the Strong: A Civil War Story
Frank Russell, known as Shanks, wishes he could have gone with his father and brother to fight for Mississippi and the Confederacy, but his experiences with the war and his changing relationship with the family slave, Buck, change his thinking.
search Novelist® PlusAbraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship
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A clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history.
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