Heroes of History: Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom

by Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

Overview

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) had never set his sights on becoming president; after all, he'd grown up in a log cabin on the frontier and had hardly any formal schooling. But as the question of slavery threatened to destroy the United States, this self-taught lawyer with a sharp mind and passion for justice found himself at the center of the greatest debate the nation had ever faced.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781883002794
Publisher:	Emerald Books
Publication date:	11/19/2001
Series:	Heroes of History
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

1.	Free Passage	9
2.	Dispossessed	13
3.	A New Home	23
4.	Little Pigeon Creek	35
5.	Changes	47
6.	On the River	61
7.	A Vast and Varied Country	71
8.	New Salem	83
9.	Doing Something Useful	95
10.	A Chance to Prove Himself	107
11.	A Certain Woman	117
12.	A Representative from Illinois	127
13.	A Rekindled Passion for Politics	139
14.	As Honest as He Is Shrewd	151
15.	The Unexpected Winner	161
16.	The Sixteenth President of the United States	175
17.	Dark Days	187
18.	A Single Shot	205
19.	A Nation Mourns	215
	Bibliography	219