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Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington: 1837-1865

Cheryl Harness

Paperback (National Geographic Children's Books, Oct. 14, 2008)

Now with an updated paperback cover, Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington paints a vivid picture of the Springfield, IL years, when Abe met and married a pretty Kentucky woman, and made his name as a lawyer and politician. Cheryl Harness gives readers a moving account of Lincoln’s rise and the tensions that dragged the nation into conflict; brilliantly detailed maps and battle scenes deepen our understanding of the Civil War; and the book’s richly imagined illustrations recreate the life of the man who will always be regarded as one of our greatest presidents.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

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Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington

Cheryl Harness

Hardcover (National Geographic Children's Books, Dec. 1, 1999)

This sequel to "Abe Lincoln: The Frontier Days, 1809-1837" follows Lincoln's life from the age of 28, when he arrives in Springfield, Illinois, ready to take up his post in the state legislature, to his assassination in 1865. Includes six maps researched by the National Geographic Society. Full-color illustrations.

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Abe Lincoln goes to Washington, 1837-1865

Cheryl Harness

Unknown Binding (Scholastic, March 15, 1999)

Featuring detailed maps and illustrations, the sequel to Young Abe Lincoln: The Frontier Days, 1809-1837 follows Lincoln from the Illinois legislature to the presidency and explores the causes of the Civil War. 20,000 first printing.

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Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington: 1837-1865

By (author) Cheryl Harness

Paperback (National Geographic Society, Aug. 16, 2009)

Presents a picture of the Springfield, Illinois, years when Abe Lincoln met and married a pretty Kentucky lady, and became increasingly well known as a lawyer and politician. This book also offers us an account of the tensions that were pulling the nation into a civil war as Lincoln was rising to become the president.

Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington 1837 - 1863

Cheryl Harness

Paperback (National Geographic Children's Books, Feb. 1, 2003)

From Lincoln?s early practice of law in Springfield, Illinois, through his election to the Presidency of the eve of the Civil War, to his untimely assassination, Harness weaves an enormous amount of information into this compelling picture of our 16th President?s public and private life. Readers see Lincoln happy and gangly during his first dance with Mary Todd, playful with his young sons, and strong under pressure as he drafts the Emancipation Proclamation and delivers the Gettysburg Address.