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Honest Abe

101 Little-Known Truths about Abraham Lincoln

By Brian Thornton

Format: Hardcover

SKU# Y3021

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One hundred fifty years after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains one of America's most fascinating, brilliant, and visionary leaders. He's idolized as a hero, a legend, and even a secular saint. In this engaging, intelligent book, you will learn about more than just his savvy political skills and Civil War power plays, including:

  • How Lincoln escaped death more than once as a child
  • Why the Lincolns kept goats at the White House
  • How John Wilkes Booth's brother saved Lincoln's son
  • Who tried to rob Lincoln's grave

Honest Abe--because what you didn't know will surprise you!

Brian Thornton earned his MA in history from Eastern Washington University. He has taught history at every level, from sixth grade through college.

About the Foreword Writer:
Richard W. Donley is a professor (emeritus) of nineteenth-century American history at Eastern Washington University, where he was three-time chair of the history department.

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SKU Y3021
Author/Speaker/Editor Brian Thornton
File/Trim Size 6 x 7-1/8
Format Hardcover
ISBN 13 9781440512308
Number Of Pages 256
$12.95

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