Abraham Lincoln

By Iacopo Bruno and Oxford Designers and Illustrators

This biography examines the life of Abraham Lincoln. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jul 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781484610848

Iacopo Bruno

Iacopo Bruno is a graphic designer and illustrator. He is also the illustrator of the acclaimed books Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France and Anything But Ordinary Addie, both by Mara Rockliff. He lives and works in Milan, Italy, with his wife, Francesca. Learn more about Iacopo at theworldofdot.com and iacopobruno.blogspot.it.

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Contents

Lincoln Today

Country Boyhood

Store Clerk and Soldier

Settling in Springfield

Stirring a Nation

Freeing the Slaves, Saving a Nation

The Happiest Day…and the Saddest

A Nation Remembers

Timeline

Family Tree

Glossary

Find Out More

Index

Some words are shown in bold, like this.

These words are explained in the glossary.

Lincoln Today

Abraham Lincoln was not a handsome man. Many people considered him ugly. U.S. poet Walt Whitman, who often saw President Lincoln in Washington, D.C., said that Lincoln’s face was so awful ugly it becomes beautiful. Today, most Americans carry his picture around in their pockets—on their money.

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Lincoln was president when this photo was taken in 1864.

It was not only Lincoln’s face that was unusual. He was 6 feet, 4 inches (about 2 meters) tall and weighed 200 pounds (90 kilograms). The average man at the time was 5 feet, 7 inches (1.7 meters) tall, so Lincoln towered over other men. Years of hard work had made him strong, too. Even his hands were large and muscular. Two hundred years later, Lincoln still towers over many others as an important figure in United States history.

Did you know?

Abraham Lincoln was 30 years old when photography was invented. He was the first president to use photography in his campaign to be elected. He was probably the most photographed man of his day.

Lincoln’s fame

Many experts consider Abraham Lincoln one of the most important presidents of the United States. He is admired throughout the world. More than 14,000 books have been written about Lincoln since his death in 1865. Dozens of movies tell the story of his life and times. Towns and cities have been named after him. Illinois calls itself the Land of Lincoln, and dozens of companies use Lincoln’s name as a way of claiming that they are as honest as Honest Abe.

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