Abraham Lincoln (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: James Daugherty
- First Published: 1943
- Time of Work: 1809–1865
- Setting: Kentucky, Illinois, and Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, General George B. McClellan, General Ulysses S. Grant, General Robert E. Lee
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Children's literature
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Politics, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Civil War, Elections, Assassination, Presidents, Biography, Debates or debating
- Locales: Kentucky, Washington, D.C., Illinois
Form and Content
Written during the early years of World War II, James Daugherty’s biography describes a leader who was the epitome of a democratic people. The book depicts the life of a man, born into poverty and exposed to minimal formal schooling, who nevertheless was elected president of the United States.
Daugherty’s biography is divided into six sections, each dealing with a period of Lincoln’s life. Each section is, in turn, subdivided into episodes corresponding to each of these periods. The early years include standard Lincoln material: his birth in a log...
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