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Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boys Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Tad Lincoln's restless wriggle just wouldn't quit, much to the delight of his father, President Abraham Lincoln--if not so much to anybody else! This picture book brings to life the famous first son who coped with a disability and other challenges while showing compassion, intelligence, and wisdom beyond his years. Tad Lincoln's boundless energy annoyed almost everyone but his father, President Abraham Lincoln. But Tad put that energy to good use...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking, revelatory history of Abraham Lincoln's plan to secure a just and lasting peace after the Civil War-a vision that inspired future presidents as well as the world's most famous peacemakers, including Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a story of war and peace, race and reconciliation"--
As the tide of the Civil War turned in the spring of 1865, Abraham Lincoln took a dangerous two-week trip to visit...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A murder aboard a steamboat forces Abraham Lincoln to make a fateful choice--one on which the future of the nation may hang, if his client doesn't first--" -- provided by publisher.
"Newly minted trial lawyer Abraham Lincoln is riding the circuit, traveling by carriage with other lawyers and a judge to bring justice to the remote parts of Illinois. Meanwhile, Lincoln's close friend Joshua Speed steams up the Mississippi River aboard a steamboat...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Analiza la vida y los logros de Teresa Carręo, una de las pianistas m̀s famosas del mundo que, a los nueve ąos, actṳ para el presidente Abraham Lincoln en la Casa Blanca.
Looks at the life and accomplishments of Teresa Carreño, one of the world's most famous pianists who, by age nine, performed for President Abraham Lincoln at the White House.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Abe Lincoln is known for his many memorable adages. As the sixteenth president he needed all the wisdom he could muster to guide the country through the Civil War, preserve the union, and end slavery. This nontraditional tribute to the president who brought the homespun humor of his humble beginnings to the White House uses the alphabet to organize a wealth of information about his life and accomplishments.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As a little girl, Teresa Carręo loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own songs and performing in grand cathedrals. Then a revolution in Venezuela forced her family to flee to the United States. Teresa felt lonely in this unfamiliar place, where few of the people she met spoke Spanish. Worst...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"ABE is a cultural biography of Abraham Lincoln, following Lincoln's monumental life from cradle to grave while weaving a narrative that includes Lincoln's cultural influences and the nation-wide and regional cultural trends and moods and happenings of his day, and how Lincoln both shaped and was shaped by his America. The music, humor, literature, and fashions of the time and their impact on Lincoln's life are explored as well, and analysis of other...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Twelve miles from Wilmington, Delaware, a heavily guarded ammunition dump has exploded and lit up the night sky for miles around. On a newly christened ironclad in the Potomac, President Abraham Lincoln meets with Colonel Fitz Dunaway and his wife Asia. Fitz has already been wounded in service to the president. Now, the Union is again imperiled and the president needs Fitz's skills to confront a cabal of traitors and spies who are guarding a terrifying...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Based on a little-known tale from Abraham Lincoln s childhood, this charming picture book written by debut author Shari Swanson and illustrated by acclaimed artist Chuck Groenink tells a classic story of a boy, his dog, and a daring rescue. Deeply researched and charmingly told, this is the true story of one extra-special childhood rescue a dog named Honey. Long before Abraham Lincoln led the nation or signed the Emancipation Proclamation, he was...
74) Lincoln
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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.
75) Lincoln
Series
American chronicle (Gore Vidal) volume 2
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Filmed as if through the president's own eyes, Lincoln goes deeper than any documentary has before to reveal the troubled depths behind the man known as the Great Emancipator.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"In this compelling biography, McPherson follows Abraham Lincoln from his early frontier days through his turbulent years in the White House. Roused to action by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, Lincoln joins the fledgling Republican Party. Running for U.S. Senate in 1858, he challenges Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas to a series of debates. Although Lincoln loses the race, his verbal jousts with Douglas give him the national attention necessary...
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