Books with title DK Biography: Abraham Lincoln

No other narrative account of Abraham Lincoln's life has inspired such widespread acclaim as Lord Charnwood's Abraham Lincoln: A Complete Biography. Lord Charnwood has given us the most complete interpretation of Lincoln as yet produced, and he has presented it in such artistic form that it may well become a classic. Many contemporary historians consider this thorough and superbly crafted work the quintessential biography of one of America's greatest presidents. Charnwood's study of Lincoln's statesmanship introduced generations of Americans to the life and politics of Lincoln, and the author's observations are so comprehensive and well supported that any serious study of Lincoln must respond to his conclusions. Lord Charnwood, a British by birth, was a man of many affairs and much learning. He had training in historical research and his work exhibits evidences of industrious and careful investigation. He made close examination of American newspapers of the period covered, and has had access to original manuscript archives in the State and Navy departments at Washington. This is essential reading for anyone interested in Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, or American political history. ------------------------------------------------------------ Praise for Abraham Lincoln: ""Lord Charnwood has given us the most complete interpretation of Lincoln as yet produced, and he has presented it in such artistic form that it may well become a classic"". ---American Historical Review ""This book is bound to take first rank in the literature of Lincoln, and in many respects it may be pronounced the best of the biographies"". ---The Nation ""Lord Charnwood's remains the best Lincoln biography"". ---The Weekly Standard ------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lord Charnwood, a British by birth, was a man of many affairs and much learning. He had training in historical research and his work exhibits evidences of industrious and careful investigation. He made close examination of American newspapers of the period covered, and has had access to original manuscript archives in the State and Navy departments at Washington.

It'ѕ nоt a ѕurрriѕе thаt wе соntinuе tо rеvеrе Abraham Linсоln оvеr twо centuries аftеr his birth. He iѕ one оf fоur mеn ѕсulрtеd intо Mt. Ruѕhmоrе, South Dаkоtа. Our 16th рrеѕidеnt personified mаnу оf the qualities that we hаvе come to associate with whаt is bеѕt аbоut Amеriса. Linсоln was a man of intеgritу аnd tenacity, rising frоm poverty to bесоmе one of our соuntrу'ѕ most bеlоvеd рrеѕidеntѕ. Aѕ Prеѕidеnt, Lincoln dеmоnѕtrаtеd соurаgеоuѕ leadership bу tасkling thе nation's greatest problems with fеаrlеѕѕ dеtеrminаtiоn. Abrаhаm Lincoln, a ѕеlf-tаught lawyer, lеgiѕlаtоr and vосаl opponent оf slavery, wаѕ elected 16th president of thе Unitеd Stаtеѕ in Nоvеmbеr 1860, ѕhоrtlу bеfоrе thе outbreak of thе Civil War. Lincoln рrоvеd to bе a ѕhrеwd military ѕtrаtеgiѕt аnd a savvy lеаdеr: His Emancipation Prосlаmаtiоn paved the way for ѕlаvеrу’ѕ аbоlitiоn, while his Gettysburg Addrеѕѕ ѕtаndѕ аѕ оnе of the most fаmоuѕ рiесеѕ оf оrаtоrу in Amеriсаn hiѕtоrу. In April 1865, with thе Union оn thе brink of victory, Abraham Lincoln was аѕѕаѕѕinаtеd by Cоnfеdеrаtе sympathizer Jоhn Wilkеѕ Bооth; hiѕ untimеlу dеаth made him a mаrtуr tо thе cause оf libеrtу, and he iѕ widely regarded аѕ one оf thе greatest presidents in U.S. hiѕtоrу. Linсоln wаѕ bоrn on February 12, 1809, in a оnе-rооm log саbin in Hаrdin County, Kеntuсkу; his fаmilу mоvеd tо southern Indiаnа in 1816. Lincoln’s fоrmаl schooling wаѕ limited tо thrее briеf реriоdѕ in lосаl schools, as hе had tо wоrk соnѕtаntlу to support hiѕ fаmilу. ABRAHAM LINCOLN biography bio book

James Henry Daugherty (1889-1974), winner of a Newbery Medal for Children's Literature, was born in Asheville, North Carolina, but grew up in Indiana and Ohio. When he was 9, the family moved to Washington D.C., where he studied at the Corcoran School of Art, and the Philadelphia Art Academy. He then spent two years in London studying under Frank Brangwyn.According to the New York Times, Mr. Daugherty "won distinction as a writer and illustrator of children's books on American historical themes."Mr. Daugherty's books of biography and frontier tales include “Abraham Lincoln,” “The Landing of the Pilgrims,” “West of Boston” and “Their Weight in Wildcats.”Daugherty's first publication was an illustration for John Flemming Wilson's series, Tad Sheldon, Boy Scout (1913). He then worked camouflaging ships and creating four murals in Loew's State Theatre, Cleveland, while illustrating fiction, and signed and unsigned magazine work. In 1925 he was asked to illustrate R.H. Horne's King Penguin which he describes as the first book he ever illustrated. In 1926 S.E. White's Daniel Boone, Wilderness Scout appeared, with Daugherty illustrations. He won the Newbery in 1940 for his self-illustrated Daniel Boone and was runner-up for two Caldecott Medals with Andy and the Lion, 1939, and Gillespie and the Guards, 1957.

You're about to be an eyewitness to the ten crucial days in Abraham Lincoln's life, including: A tragic loss that sets a boy on a course for greatness A career sacrificed to protest an unjust war A state resorting to treason to preserve slavery A president who learns the most difficult decisions are made alone And a promise made to every citizen that American's salves will be free. These days and five others shook Lincoln's world - and yours.

Explore the childhood of legendary US President Abraham Lincoln, whose legacy as a Civil War leader and lover of freedom makes him an unforgettable all-star in American history.Abraham Lincoln received less than two years of formal education, but he had a passion for knowledge: he would walk for miles to borrow a book and eventually taught himself to become a lawyer. His legal career lead to a term in the US House of Representatives, and he was later selected as the Republican presidential candidate in 1860 and elected president. Shortly after his inauguration, the Civil War broke out, and for the rest of his life, Lincoln served as a wartime president, achieving the hugely challenging task of keeping the Union together until the Confederate surrender in April of 1865. Weeks later Lincoln was assassinated, but his legacy lives on. From his humble beginnings in a Kentucky log cabin to his stepmother’s encouragement of education, the details of Abraham Lincoln’s childhood are revealed in this narrative biography about the events and influences that made him into the exceptional American leader he became.

It is Lincoln as his contemporaries saw him, as we might see him now. He strolls through these pages with his gangling and humorous ways like a well-beloved friend. Originally published in 1943, Daugherty dedicated this beautiful work to his son, "Lieutenant Charles M. Daugherty, American soldier-artist and his comrades in arms throughout the world." In every case where tyranny raises its ugly head, Lincoln has and will continue to stand as America's shining symbol of freedom, justice, and equality. "James Daugherty has turned his pen to the greatest American of them all: Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States. His book is the people's Lincoln, Lincoln the man--seen through the clear eyes of an artist and poet, American to the bone. It is a story to set the blood tingling and fill the heart with sorrow and glory, to set the footsteps of the mind on leaf-fallen Kentucky ground, on Springfield's pavements, and down the hurried streets of Washington in the spring rain. It is a picture of a tumbling, surging young nation with the pioneer states knocking at the door, the era of the coonskin cap and the French brocade. Across its broad canvas pass the lynx-eyed backwoodsmen, the crinolined belles of the plantation South, the slick politicians of wartime Washington in the 1860s, the desperate fighters in blue and gray. It is the sound of battle, and the bands playing 'Dixie,' and the march of tired feet and the trumpets calling." *Description from the original 1943 edition

No other narrative account of Abraham Lincoln's life has inspired such widespread acclaim as Lord Charnwood's Abraham Lincoln: A Complete Biography. Lord Charnwood has given us the most complete interpretation of Lincoln as yet produced, and he has presented it in such artistic form that it may well become a classic. Many contemporary historians consider this thorough and superbly crafted work the quintessential biography of one of America's greatest presidents. Charnwood's study of Lincoln's statesmanship introduced generations of Americans to the life and politics of Lincoln, and the author's observations are so comprehensive and well supported that any serious study of Lincoln must respond to his conclusions. Lord Charnwood, a British by birth, was a man of many affairs and much learning. He had training in historical research and his work exhibits evidences of industrious and careful investigation. He made close examination of American newspapers of the period covered, and has had access to original manuscript archives in the State and Navy departments at Washington. This is essential reading for anyone interested in Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, or American political history. Praise for Abraham Lincoln: ""Lord Charnwood has given us the most complete interpretation of Lincoln as yet produced, and he has presented it in such artistic form that it may well become a classic"". ---American Historical Review ""This book is bound to take first rank in the literature of Lincoln, and in many respects it may be pronounced the best of the biographies"". ---The Nation ""Lord Charnwood's remains the best Lincoln biography"". ---The Weekly Standard ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lord Charnwood, a British by birth, was a man of many affairs and much learning. He had training in historical research and his work exhibits evidences of industrious and careful investigation. He made close examination of American newspapers of the period covered, and has had access to original manuscript archives in the State and Navy departments at Washington.