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Lincoln: A Photobiography

by Russell Freedman

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

A description of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln includes his presidential years and also reflects on the latest scholarly thoughts about our Civil War president.

Review:

'\"A realistic, perceptive, and unromanticized photobiography of Lincoln, including a sampler of quotations from his writings and speeches.\"'

Synopsis:

This 1988 Newbery Medal Book tells the story of Abraham Lincoln with photographs and prints, providing a vivid look at the life and times of one of the nation's great leaders.

Synopsis:

A description of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln includes his presidential years and also reflects on the latest scholarly thoughts about our Civil War president.
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About the Author

Russell Freedman grew up in San Francisco and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. The author of over thirty-five nonfiction books on subjects ranging from animal behavior to social history, Mr. Freedman received the Washington Post Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award in 1992. Lincoln: A Photobiography was awarded the 1988 Newbery Medal and Eleanor Roosevelt was a Newbery Honor Book in 1994. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City and travels extensively to gather material for his books.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780395518489
Subtitle:
A Photobiography
Author:
Freedman, Russell
Publisher:
Clarion Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Juvenile literature
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography
Subject:
Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - General
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - U.S. Presidents & First Ladies
Subject:
Presidents -- United States.
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham
Copyright:
1989
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
September 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
9.06x7.52x.50 in. 1.23 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12
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