| The Every-Day Life of Abraham Lincoln (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Browne, Francis Fisher (Author), Marble, John Nelson (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1409972577 ISBN-13: 9781409972570 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $29.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1180 |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 6" W x 9" (1.61 lbs) 504 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1913 narrative and descriptive biography with pen-pictures and personal recollections by those who knew him. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. During his term, he helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865. He closely supervised the victorious war effort, especially the selection of top generals, including Ulysses S. Grant. Historians have concluded that he handled the factions of the Republican Party well, bringing leaders of each faction into his cabinet and forcing them to cooperate. Lincoln successfully defused a war scare with the United Kingdom in 1861. |