![]() ![]() ![]() In the acknowledgments, he includes a list of museums, libraries, and books that he referenced while writing this book. The best part was it was all backed up by Freedman’s research. ![]() There were interesting facts and tidbits that made Abraham Lincoln real for me. Lincoln said it was his best likeness, but some people, notably his wife, didn’t like the disheveled hair! My favorite picture of Lincoln was this one. Thus, I felt like I could see the development of Abraham Lincoln throughout his life. I forgot I was reading a children’s book.įreedman intersperses his clear, straightforward, and intensely interesting text with photographs and paintings of Abraham Lincoln and his era. I learned a lot as I read the short 150 pages about the life of Abraham Lincoln, complete with a brief introduction to the political turmoil surrounding him in the 1840s, 1850s, and 1860s. Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman, the Newbery Award winner for 1988, is absolutely fantastic. ![]()
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