Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Penguin Lives Biographies) Paperback - 2009
by Keneally, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
Now available in paperback for the bicentennial of his birth, this concise biography offers an incisive study of a turning point in America's history and a revealing portrait of a pivotal figure.
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Details
- Title Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Penguin Lives Biographies)
- Author Keneally, Thomas
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date 2009-01-01
- Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR005877566
- ISBN 9780143114758 / 0143114751
- Weight 0.32 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 7.16 x 5.08 x 0.52 in (18.19 x 12.90 x 1.32 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Topical: Civil War
- Library of Congress subjects Presidents - United States, Lincoln, Abraham
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
The self -mad e man from a log cabin, the great orator, the Emancipator, the Savior of the Union, the martyr-Lincoln's story is at the very heart of American history. But who was he, really? In this outstanding biography, award-winning author Thomas Keneally follows Lincoln from his impoverished birth through his education and presidency. From the development of his political philosophy to his troubled family life and his actions during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln is an incisive study of a turning point in our history and a revealing portrait of a pivotal figure.
