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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
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"The novel opens in 1832 in the Black Hawk War, when Micajah (Cage) Weatherby--an imaginary character--and Lincoln meet. Afterwards Cage musters out to Springfield, Illinois, where he becomes part of the group of ambitious young men, which includes Lincoln, in this frontier town on the make. And it is through Cage that we come to know his friend Lincoln in his twenties and early thirties, the Lincoln who is already a circuit-riding lawyer and a member...
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
Wanting to know about the real man behind the sixteenth president's legendary character, a little girl learns about Lincoln's beliefs regarding universal freedom as well as lesser-known aspects of his life, from his love of Mozart and his wife's vanilla cake to his pet dog and the way he kept notes in his stovepipe hat.
Publisher
Kartemquin Educational Films
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
This film chronicles the intense creative journey of Bill T. Jones - a 2010 Kennedy Center Honors recipient and two-time Tony Award winner for Best Choreography - as he tackles the most ambitious work of his career and leads the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in the creation of Fondly Do We Hope...Fervently Do We Pray, an original dance-theater piece in honor of Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial commissioned by Ravinia Festival.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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President Abraham Lincoln grew up in a one-room log cabin. President John F. Kennedy was raised in the lap of luxury. One was a Republican and one a Democrat. They lived and served a hundred years apart. Yet they had a number of things in common. Some were coincidental: having seven letters in their last names. Some were monumental: Lincoln's support for the abolitionist movement and Kennedy's support for the civil rights movement. They both lost...
50) Abraham Lincoln
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the sixteenth President of the United States, from his childhood and early education to his efforts to help the country during his presidency and his legacy.
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
In this multifaceted portrait, Oates, "the most popular historical interpreter of Lincoln" (Gabor S. Boritt, New York Times Book Review), exposes the human side of the great and tragic presidentincluding his depression, his difficulties with love, and his troubled and troubling attitudes about slaverywhile also confronting the many legends that have arisen around "Honest Abe." Oates throughout raises timely questions about what the...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A guide to business leadership based on the strategies of Abraham Lincoln focuses on the President's most difficult decisions during the Civil War, offering lessons based on his experiences for today's businessperson.
56) Lincoln
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th president's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country, and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
57) Abraham Lincoln
Pub. Date
uuuu
Language
English
Description
Full-length standing portrait statue of Abraham Lincoln.
58) Lincoln: a novel
Author
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Reveals the political and personal struggles of President Lincoln as he guided the nation through the Civil War while confronting his own family tragedies.
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