Abraham Lincoln: From Pioneer to PresidentSterling Publishing Company, 2007 - 124 páginas Tells the life story of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, describing his humble youth, his experiences as a lawyer, his start in politics, and his leadership during the Civil War, discussing the conflicts over slavery that brought on the war and shaped |
Índice
The SelfTaught President | 1 |
A Boy in the Backwoods | 2 |
On His Own in New Salem | 12 |
The Young Politician | 20 |
A Springfield Romance | 28 |
Mr Lincoln Goes to Congress | 39 |
The Illinois Lawyer | 48 |
The Great Slavery Debates | 57 |
An Untried President | 80 |
Trial by Fire | 93 |
The End of a Great Era | 106 |
GLOSSARY | 120 |
| 121 | |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 122 |
| 123 | |
A Run for the Presidency | 68 |
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