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A biography of the sixteenth President of the United States whose term of office was served during the Civil War.

Traces the life of the frontier clerk, storekeeper, lawyer, politician, and Civil War President.

Follows the life of America's sixteenth president, with an emphasis on his personal life and early career as lawyer, lawmaker, and abolitionist.

A biography of the President who led the country through the stormy years of the Civil War.

Recounts the life of the dedicated man who survived a difficult childhood, became a country lawyer, and as sixteenth president of the United States, guided the country during the Civil War.

When her mother dies and her best friend's family is implicated in the assassination of President Lincoln, fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush must go live with an uncle she suspects of being involved in stealing bodies for medical research.

Text, including quotations from contemporary sources such as the diary of John Wilkes Booth, the testimony of witnesses, letters, and accounts by others involved, examines the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Examines some of the famous photographs taken of President Abraham Lincoln, discussing the circumstances under which they were taken and how these images were used.

Explains how and why the Lincoln Memorial was created and shows how it symbolizes national unity and greatness.

Traces the history of the Lincoln Memorial, including how it was developed and constructed, people associated with it, and its importance as a symbol of freedom and equality for all Americans.

Presents a brief biography of Abraham Lincoln, in a narrative, question and answer format, explaining his childhood and youth, growing up poor in Kentucky, his education, law career, family life, and presidency.

Discusses the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865; discussing how John Wilkes Booth executed and was punished for the killing and how the event transformed Lincoln from man to myth.

In Washington, D.C., during the last days of the Civil War, a teenage boy who performs in a mind reading act befriends a clairvoyant girl whose frightening visions foreshadow an assassination plot.

Presents a study of the Lincoln Memorial, and discusses where it is and when it was built, what the memorial stands for, its role in the Civil Rights movement, and other interesting facts.

A biography of Abraham Lincoln presented in the form of a scrapbook dated one year after his assassination, with faux newspaper clippings and accounts of Lincoln's childhood, marriage, presidency, Civil War leadership, and shooting, as well as the capture and execution of the conspirators involved in his death.