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Abe’s Honest Words : The Life Of Abraham Lincoln

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Doreen Rappaport ; illustrated by Kadir NelsonPublication Details
Book1st edHyperion Books for Children2008Description
From the time he was a young boy roaming the forests of the unsettled Midwest, Abraham Lincoln knew in his heart that slavery was deeply wrong. A voracious reader, Lincoln spent every spare moment of his days filling his mind with knowledge, from history to literature to mathematics, preparing himself to one day lead the country he loved towards greater equality and prosperity. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS CHILD LIT (LOWER) 920 L7366r 2008 NEW BOOK(MAIN)
The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators : Their Confinement And Execution, As Recorded In The Letterbook Of John Frederick Hartranft

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edited by Edward Steers, Jr., and Harold Holzer ; with a foreword by Allen WeinsteinPublication Details
BookLouisiana State University Press2009Description
On May 1, 1865, two weeks after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, recently inaugurated president Andrew Johnson appointed John Frederick Hartranft to command the military prison at the Washington Arsenal, where the U.S. government had just incarcerated the seven men and one woman accused of complicity in the shooting. In his Letterbook, Hartranft scrupulously recounts the arrival of each prisoner and describes the prison routine–which included three simple meals a day, a twice-daily cell inspection by Hartranft himself, and frequent physical examinations by an army physician. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E457.5 .L73 2009 AVAILABLE
The Baltimore Plot : The First Conspiracy To Assassinate Abraham Lincoln

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Michael J. KlinePublication Details
BookWestholme2008Description
A True-Crime Thriller About the Original Attempt on President Lincoln’s Life In February 1861, Abraham Lincoln’s private train steamed from Illinois to Washington, DC, where he would be inaugurated as the sixteenth president of the United States. One of the great mysteries of the Civil War and long a source of fascination among Lincoln scholars, the Baltimore Plot has never been critically investigated until now. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E457.4 .K55 2008 AVAILABLE
Big Enough To Be Inconsistent : Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery And Race

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George M. FredricksonPublication Details
BookHarvard University Press2008Description
Drawing attention to the limitations of Lincoln?s judgment and policies without denying his magnitude, the book provides the most comprehensive and even-handed account available of Lincoln?s contradictory treatment of black Americans in matters of slavery in the South and basic civil rights in the North. He explores how Lincoln?s beliefs about racial equality in civil rights, stirred and strengthened by the African American contribution to the northern war effort, were countered by his conservative constitutional philosophy, which left this matter to the states. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E457.2 .F786 2008 AVAILABLE
Abraham Lincoln

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George McGovernPublication Details
Book1st edTimes Books/Henry Holt and Co2009Links
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America?s greatest president, who rose to power in the country?s greatest hour of need and whose vision saw the United States through the Civil War Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president?the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation?s wounds. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E457 .M45 2009 AVAILABLE
Abraham Lincoln

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James M. McPhersonPublication Details
BookOxford University Press2009Description
McPherson follows the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks from his early years in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois, to his highly successful law career, his marriage to Mary Todd, and his one term in Congress. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E457 .M46 2009 AVAILABLE
Angels And Ages : A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, And Modern Life

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Adam GopnikPublication Details
Book1st edAlfred A. Knopf2009Links
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Searching for the men behind the icons of emancipation and evolution, Adam Gopnik shows us, in this captivating double life, Lincoln and Darwin as they really were: family men and social climbers; Above all, we see Lincoln and Darwin as thinkers and writers?as makers and witnesses of the great change in thought that marks truly modern times: a hundred years after the Enlightenment, the old rule of faith and fear finally yielding to one of reason, argument, and observation not merely as intellectual ideals but as a way of life; (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS BROWSING (MAIN) E457.2 .G67 2009 AVAILABLE
The Lincoln Anthology : Great Writers On His Life And Legacy From 1860 To Now

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edited by Harold HolzerPublication Details
BookLibrary of America2009Description
Abraham Lincoln has achieved an unrivaled preeminence in American history, culture, and myth. Edited by celebrated Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, this collection gathers fascinating writing from a variety of genres to illuminate the Lincoln we know and revere. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) E457 .L56 2009 AVAILABLE
An Abraham Lincoln Tribute : Featuring Woodcuts By Charles Turzak

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edited and with an introduction and captions by Bob Blaisdell ; with a preface by David BeronaPublication Details
BookDover Publications2009Description
Chronicling the Great Emancipator’s path from obscurity to immortality, this reprint of a remarkable graphic art book commemorates the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS FAC PUB DISPLAY (MAIN) E457.6 .T86 2009 AVAILABLE SPINELLI ROOM E457.6 .T86 2009 c.2 ASK REF DESK
Mr. Lincoln’s High-tech War : How The North Used The Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Ironclads, High-powered Weapons, And More To Win The Civil War

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by Thomas B. Allen and Roger MacBride AllenPublication Details
BookNational Geographic2008Description
The book?s historic sweep also sets Abraham Lincoln in the context of his military era: we learn about the North?s Anaconda Plan, the South?s counter strategies, and how the concept of total war replaced the old Napoleonic way of fighting. detailed study demonstrates why Lincoln?s appreciation of the importance of technology, his understanding of the art of war, and his mastery of military strategy were key elements in the winning of the American Civil War. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS CHILD LIT (LOWER) 973.73 AL43m 2008 AVAILABLE
The Lincolns : A Scrapbook Look At Abraham And Mary

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Candace FlemingPublication Details
Book1st edSchwartz & Wade Books2008Description
THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR of Ben Franklin?s Almanac and Our Eleanor has created an enthralling joint biography of our greatest president and his complex wife unlike any other?a scrapbook history that uses photographs, letters, engravings, and even cartoons, along with a fascinating text, to form an enthralling museum on the page. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OVER CHILD LIT (LOWER) 920 L7366fc 2008 AVAILABLE
What Lincoln Said

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by Sarah L. Thomson ; art by James RansomePublication Details
Book1st edHarperCollins Publishers2009Description
Abraham Lincoln resolved always to work hard and be honest. Thomson deftly integrates Abraham Lincoln’s famous words into the narrative, revealing the inspiration and determination that led to his greatest achievements. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS CHILD LIT (LOWER) 920 L7366w 2009 AVAILABLE
The Gettysburg Address In Translation : What It Really Means

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by Kay Melchisedech OlsonPublication Details
BookCapstone Press2009Description
Each book translates the work of a primary source into a language you can understand. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS CHILD LIT (LOWER) 973.734 OL52g 2009 AVAILABLE
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In Lincoln’s Hand : His Original Manuscripts
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with commentary by distinguished Americans ; edited by Harold Holzer and Joshua Wolf Shenk ; foreword by James H. BillingtonPublication Details
Book, Bantam Dell, 2009Description
Book Description On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln?s birth and in conjunction with the Library of Congress 2009 Bicentennial Exhibition, In Lincoln?s Hand offers an unprecedented look at perhaps our greatest president through vivid images of his handwritten letters, speeches, and even childhood notebooks–many never before made available to the public. To underscore the resonance of Lincoln?s writings on contemporary culture, each manuscript is accompanied by a reflection on Lincoln by a prominent American from the arts, politics, literature, or entertainment, including Toni Morrison, Sam Waterston, Robert Pinsky, Gore Vidal, and presidents Carter, George H.W., and George W. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Tags
Lincoln, Abraham, · 1809-1865 · Manuscripts · Exhibitions · Political and social views · Presidents · United States · Manuscripts, American · Politics and government · 1849-1877 · Sources · Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 · Holzer, Harold · Shenk, Joshua Wolf · Billington, James HAvailability