This brief, straightforward biography introduces and brings to life - for general readers and students alike - the president who has captured the interest of every generation of Americans since the Civil War. In Out of the Wilderness William Hanchett, a leading Lincoln scholar, follows Abraham Lincoln from his birth on the Sinking Springs farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky, through his family's move to southern Indiana, his mother's death, and his father's remarriage. Hanchett chronicles Lincoln's thirst for education, his achievements as a flatboatman, land surveyor, lawyer, and congressman, his life in central Illinois, his election to and tenure in the presidency, and his assassination. Hanchett's short, authoritative life of Lincoln will give readers a deeper understanding of how Lincoln's boyhood and young manhood helped shape his character. Readers will learn how Lincoln's self-directed study and clear thinking offset his lack of a formal education and enabled him to become a respected and successful attorney. They also will learn how Lincoln's uncanny leadership helped him to end slavery - the most controversial act of his controversial presidency - and still keep the divided North sufficiently united to win the Civil War. By focusing on a variety of roles and settings, Hanchett invites readers to get to know Lincoln as a man who was not only a president, but also a lover, husband, father, and friend.
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This book is a good overview of Lincoln's life.,
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This review is from: Out of the Wilderness: THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Paperback)
The author has purposely addressed the dearth of readable and manageable accounts of Lincoln's life and career. Young people and adults alike will find this book valuable. Although brief compared to the usual tomes written on this subject, the reader will gain a good understanding of the formation of Lincoln's character and magnitude of what he a accomplished. The author's style is smooth and engaging allowing the reader to think about the subject matter rather than struggling from one paragraph to the next. I found that the end of the book came quickley and without great labor. The curious reader will come away from this book with a desire for more knowledge and understanding of this great man.
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Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Springs farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Fort Wayne, Lincoln National Corp, New Salem, New York, White House, Emancipation Proclamation, John Hay, Army of the Potomac, New Orleans, Ford's Theatre, Henry Clay, John Wilkes Booth, Joshua Speed, Missouri Compromise, Declaration of Independence, Jefferson Davis, John Hanks, Knob Creek, Mary Lincoln, Sangamon County, Second Inaugural Address, Sinking Springs, Supreme Court, War Department New!
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Lincoln was born in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Springs farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Fort Wayne, Lincoln National Corp, New Salem, New York, White House, Emancipation Proclamation, John Hay, Army of the Potomac, New Orleans, Ford's Theatre, Henry Clay, John Wilkes Booth, Joshua Speed, Missouri Compromise, Declaration of Independence, Jefferson Davis, John Hanks, Knob Creek, Mary Lincoln, Sangamon County, Second Inaugural Address, Sinking Springs, Supreme Court, War Department New!
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- Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings by Roy Basler on 4 pages
- Abraham Lincoln (The Great Americans Series) by Jean F. Blashfield on page 45, page 83, and Back Matter
- The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia (Da Capo Paperback) by Mark E. Jr." Neely in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Life of Washington (Belknap Press) by Mason L. Weems on page 8, and page 53
- The Lincoln Murder Conspiracies by William Hanchett in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Why the Civil War Came (Gettysburg Civil War Institute Books) by Gabor S. Boritt in Back Matter
- Abraham Lincoln: Sources and Style of Leadership (Contributions in American History) by Vincent Marsala in Back Matter
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