Lincoln (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Russell Freedman
- First Published: 1987
- Time of Work: 1809–1865
- Setting: Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, Thomas (“Tad”) Lincoln, William Wallace (“Willie”) Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, George B. McClellan, Ulysses S. Grant, John Wilkes Booth
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, Slavery or slaves, Leadership, Civil War, Speeches, Presidents, Biography
- Locales: Kentucky, Washington, D.C., Illinois, Indiana
Form and Content
Russell Freedman’s Lincoln: A Photobiography is written in a chronological order that, after the introductory chapter, begins with Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood on frontier homesteads in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois and that concludes with his assassination in Washington, D.C. The first few chapters include accounts of Lincoln’s boyhood, his experiences as a country lawyer, and his marriage to Mary Todd. The focus then changes to Lincoln’s political career, with a special emphasis on his political and presidential years.
Freedman develops...
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