| The River Road: A Story of Abraham Lincoln Contributor(s): Le Sueur, Meridel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0930100778 ISBN-13: 9780930100773 Publisher: Holy Cow Press OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1997 Annotation: First published in 1954, this evocative portrait of the young Abraham Lincoln has been re-illustrated for this new edition. "The River Road" follows 17-year-old Abraham when, in 1828, he takes a raft down the Ohio and Mississippi river road to New Orleans. The book vividly describes the long and hazardous journey and shows readers Lincoln's response to the new world he discovers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.37" W x 8.34" (0.42 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published to critical acclaim by Alfred Knopf in 1954, this evocative portrait of the young Abraham Lincoln has been re-illustrated and made available in paperback format. It is 1828, and the seventeen-year-old Lincoln takes a raft down the Ohio and Mississippi river road to New Orleans. The book vividly describes the long and hazardous journey and shows us Lincoln's response to the new world he discovers. Le Sueur's story is a classic tale of the American wilderness and a young man's voyage out of childhood. |