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Here are a few subject headings to
use in the
online catalog
to find books about Abraham Lincoln |
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Lincoln, Abraham |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg Address |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Juvenile literature |
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates, ILL, 1858 |
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Illinois--Politics and government--To 1865 |
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Slaves--Emancipation--United States |
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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United States--Politics and government--1861-1865 |
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Main Library Resources
(some suggestions) |
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Did Lincoln Own Slaves? : And Other
Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln |
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By Gerald J. Prokopowicz |
Pantheon Books, New York, NY, 2008
ISBN: 9780375425417 |
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no: B LIN |
See location in Online Catalog |
| Answers
the most unusual, provocative, and frequently asked questions
about Abraham Lincoln. |
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President Lincoln : The Duty of a Statesman |
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By William Lee Miller |
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 2008
ISBN: 9781400041039 |
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no: B LIN |
See location in Online Catalog |
| William
Lee Miller's ethical biography of President Lincoln showing how
the amiable and inexperienced backcountry politician was
transformed by constitutional alchemy into an oath-bound head of
state. Faced with a radical moral contradiction left by the
nation's Founders, Lincoln struggled to find a balance between
the universal ideals of equality and liberty and the monstrous
injustice of human slavery. |
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The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln |
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By C. A. Tripp; Edited by Lewis
Gannett |
Free Press, New York, NY, 2005
ISBN: 9780743266390 |
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no: B LIN |
See location in Online Catalog |
| A book
that explore the intimate relations of Abraham Lincoln. It
includes an introduction by Jean Baker, biographer of Mary Todd
Lincoln and an afterword containing reactions by two Lincoln
scholars and one clinical psychologist. |
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Abe's Honest Words : The Life of Abraham
Lincoln |
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By Doreen Rappaport |
Hyperion Books for Children, New
York, NY, 2009
ISBN: 9781423104087 |
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no: J B LIN |
See location in Online Catalog |
| Written
in prose, this picture book is a simple biography of the life
and times of Abraham Lincoln with words from his speeches and
writings. The book also includes a listing of important dates in
Lincoln's life, a bibliography of 10 books about Lincoln for
those who wish to read more, some research sources, and the
complete text of the Gettysburg Address. |
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Our Abe Lincoln |
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By Jim Aylesworth |
Scholastic, New York, NY, 2009
ISBN: 9780439925488 |
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no: To be announced |
See location in Online Catalog |
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picture book that can be sung to the tune of "The Old Grey
Mare," and tells of iconic or seminal moments in Lincoln's life:
"Smart Abe Lincoln read late by the firelight/ Late by the
firelight/ Late by the firelight/ Smart Abe Lincoln read late by
the firelight/ Many dark nights ago." |
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Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln |
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By Judith St. George |
Philomel, New York, NY, 2008
ISBN: 9780399241741 |
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no: J B LIN |
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| Growing
up poor in the backwoods of Kentucky and Indiana, Abraham
Lincoln lost his mother before he was ten. But Sally Johnston,
who married Abe's father a year later, brought a library of
books to their log cabin home and turned young Abe's life around |
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Lincoln Shot! : A President's Life Remembered |
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Chief writer, Barry Denenberg;
Artist, Christopher Bing. |
Feiwel and Friends, New York, NY,
2008
ISBN: 9780312370138 |
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no: J B LIN (Oversized) |
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Conceived as a one-year anniversary newspaper edition of
Lincoln's assassination, this brilliant, beautiful, and bold
biographical portrait of Abraham Lincoln mimics 19th-century
newsprint, combining pen and ink drawings with archival
photography, and period typography with articles surveying
Lincoln's life. |
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Abraham Lincoln for Kids : His Life and Times
with 21 Activities |
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By Janis Herbert |
Chicago Review Press, Chicago, IL,
2007
ISBN: 9781556526565 |
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no: J 973.7092 LIN |
See location in Online Catalog |
| A
different perspective on Abraham Lincoln. Activities
include delivering a speech, holding a debate, drawing political
cartoons, and making a stovepipe hat or miniature Mississippi
River flatboat. Also included are selections from some of
Lincoln’s most famous speeches and documents, as well as a
resource section of Web sites to explore and sites to visit. |
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Abraham Lincoln |
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By Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire |
Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1957
ISBN: 9780385076692 (rev. ver.) |
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no: J B LIN |
See location in Online Catalog |
| Text and
illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky
frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United
States. |
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EBSCO Publications -
MasterFILE Premier |
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed
specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary
database provides full text for more than 1,730 general
reference publications with full text information dating as far
back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general
interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text
reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source
documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and
flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
This database is available as part of the
TexShare Databases which are commercial database
subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of
Texas public libraries. |
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A keyword subject search
yields: |
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4501 Full-text References for "Abraham
Lincoln" |
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- McPherson, James M. 2009. "Lincoln as Commander
in Chief" American Heritage 58, no. 6: 32-35. Academic
Search Complete, EBSCO. |
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- Holzer, Harold. 2009. "Lincoln the orator"
American Heritage 58, no. 6: 40-42. MasterFILE Premier,
EBSCO. |
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National Park Service, U.S. Department
of Interior—The Lincoln Home in Illinois
http://www.nps.gov/liho/index.htm |
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This website offers
information on Abraham Lincoln and the only home he and
Mary owned. The “History & Culture” link provides access
to an enormous amount of information on President
Lincoln and his family. This is an excellent website to
gather information on Abraham Lincoln. |
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The Abraham Lincoln Association
http://abrahamlincolnassociation.org/
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This is a site where
articles published in the Journal of The Abraham Lincoln
Association can be found in the “Virtual Library”. Also
available in the “Virtual Library” is full access to The
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, a multi-volume set
of Lincoln's correspondence, speeches, and other
writings. |
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Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem
/alhtml/malhome.html |
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Approximately 20,000 documents that belong in the
Abraham Lincoln Papers collection are house at the
Library of Congress. There are incoming and outgoing
correspondences, drafts of speeches and notes. |
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Abraham Lincoln's White House 1861-1865 during U.S.
Civil War
http://mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/ |
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Describes
The White House and the Washington D.C. area during this
era. |
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