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Abraham Lincoln Contributor(s): Keneally, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143114751 ISBN-13: 9780143114758 Publisher: Penguin Books
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2009 Annotation: Now available in paperback for the bicentennial of his birth, this concise biography offers an incisive study of a turning point in America's history and a revealing portrait of a pivotal figure. Click for more in this series: Penguin Lives Biographies |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
Dewey: B |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Series: Penguin Lives Biographies |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.08" W x 7.16" L (0.32 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Civil War |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
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Publisher Description: The ideal concise biography of an American icon- now available in paperback for the bicentennial of his birth The self -mad e man from a log cabin, the great orator, the Emancipator, the Savior of the Union, the martyr-Lincoln's story is at the very heart of American history. But who was he, really? In this outstanding biography, award-winning author Thomas Keneally follows Lincoln from his impoverished birth through his education and presidency. From the development of his political philosophy to his troubled family life and his actions during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln is an incisive study of a turning point in our history and a revealing portrait of a pivotal figure. |
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