Lincoln: A Photobiography

In this gripping account of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln, award-winning writer Russell Freedman brings to life the presidential years, scholarly thoughts and reflections of the Civil War president. Winner of the 1988 Newbery Medal.

This 1988 Newbery Medal-winning biography of our Civil War president is warm, appealing, and illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs and prints. Russell Freedman begins with a lively account of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood, his career as a country lawyer, and his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd. Then the author focuses on the presidential years (1861 to 1865), skillfully explaining the many complex issues Lincoln grappled with as he led a deeply divided nation through the Civil War. The book's final chapter is a moving account of that tragic evening in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Additional content includes a sampling of Lincoln's writings and a detailed list of Lincoln historical sites.

Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/25/1989
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780395518489
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 238 / Lincoln: A Photobiography


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2001 pg. 979
Christian Retailing 08/23/2004 pg. 38
Publishers Weekly 10/13/1989

About the Author
Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City.