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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
40 pages cm
Description
"President Abraham Lincoln grew up in a one-room log cabin. President John F. Kennedy was raised in the lap of luxury. One was a Republican and one a Democrat. They lived and served a hundred years apart."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xviii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political acumen of Abraham Lincoln via sixteen encounters before and during his presidency, bringing to light not only the strategy of a great politician who inherited a country divided, but lessons for our own disorderly present. In 1855, as the United States found itself at odds over the issue of slavery, then lawyer Abraham Lincoln composed a note on the...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president to go to war when the Southern states seceded from the Union. Rather than a commitment to eradicating slavery or a defense of the Union, they argue, Lincoln's guiding principle was the defense of equal economic opportunity. Lincoln firmly believed that...
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
5 CDs (5 hrs. 10 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"This is not just a series of books," says bestselling author Brad Meltzer. "This is my dream for my daughter. My dream for my sons. These aren't just the stories of famous people. They're what we're all capable of on our very best days. This is our history and, I hope , our greatest legacy."
147) Fido
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 13
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
150 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 31 cm
Description
Offers an illustrated look at the life and career of Allan Pinkerton, with a special focus on the specifics of how he successfully thwarted a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore before he was sworn in as president.
149) Conspiracy?
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 564 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Was Princess Diana the victim of a tragic traffic accident, or a murder scheme? Was the TWA Flight 800 brought down by a missile or a faulty fuel tank? Was it a flying saucer that crashed into the desert scrubland near Roswell? What is the story of strip club owner Jack Ruby? Did Ruby's murder of Lee Harvey Oswald signal a far wider conspiracy in the death of John Kennedy? Uses original documents and interviews with experts and eyewitnesses.
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