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Abraham Lincoln Graphic Biography
9,600 words, approx. 32 pages
A complete lesson plan by Saddleback Educational Publishing. For Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.


Biography

Name: Abraham Lincoln
Birth Date: February 12, 1809
Death Date: April 14, 1865
Place of Birth: Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States
Place of Death: Washington, DC, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: president

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Biography of Abraham Lincoln
292 words, approx. 1 pages
As a young man, Lincoln had taken flatboat trips down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. While traveling, he saw other boats become unavoidably grounded on sandbars that were created by the river's shifting currents. His interest sparked by the sight,...
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Biography of Abraham Lincoln
2,477 words, approx. 8 pages
Sixteenth president of the United States and president during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was immortalized by his Emancipation Proclamation, his Gettysburg Address, and two outstanding inaugural addresses. Abraham Lincoln was born on...


Quotations
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Abraham Lincoln Quotes
16,697 words, approx. 56 pages
Abraham Lincoln ( 12 February 1809 - 15 April 1865 ) was the 16th President of the United States and led the country during the American Civil War . Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 The Lyceum Address (1838) 1.2 Speech at Peoria, Illinois (1854) 1.3 The House...


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President Abraham Lincoln Summary
11,853 words, approx. 40 pages
When a president takes the oath of office, he swears to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution." Based on that duty, Abraham Lincoln exerted more power than any previous president. He made full use of the broad Constitutional authority given to...
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Abraham Lincoln Summary
4,456 words, approx. 15 pages
Born February 12, 1809 Hodgenville, Kentucky Died April 15, 1865 Washington, D.C. Sixteenth president of the United...
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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years Summary
3,514 words, approx. 12 pages
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years by Carl Sandburg Although born over a decade after Abraham Lincoln's death, Carl Sandburg spent a large part of his life writing about the deeds and accomplishments of this American leader. Abraham Lincoln: The...
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Lincoln, Abraham Summary
1,774 words, approx. 6 pages
(b. February 12, 1809; d. April 15, 1865) Sixteenth president of the United States (1861–1865). Abraham Lincoln's life was lived under the shadow of war. During his lifetime he would witness three major American wars: the War of 1812,...
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Abraham Lincoln Information
13,060 words, approx. 44 pages
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1861 until his assassination. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States,[1][2] Lincoln won...
 


News and Journals
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National Review
Abraham Lincoln.
04/08/1996: 967 words, approx. 3 pages
REMARKABLE as it is to say, two books have appeared now within a year of each other that might well retain full authority a hundred years hence and thus meet Samuel Johnson's criterion for a classic. One is Donald Kagan's On the Origins...
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The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide
Lincoln, sex, and the scholars.(Abraham Lincoln)
03/01/2006: 4,521 words, approx. 15 pages
"I have heard him [Abraham Lincoln] say over & over again about sexual contact. 'It is the harp of a thousand strings.'" --Henry C. Whitney to William H. Herndon, June 23, 1887 IT IS A TRUISM that Abraham Lincoln was incompetent...
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AP Features
New book details plot gone awry to steal Abraham Lincoln's body
5/7/2007: 922 words, approx. 3 pages
When it comes to Abraham Lincoln, apparently there's no such thing as enough.After countless books about his boyhood, his presidency, the hunt for his killer and yes, even his feet, maybe it was time for a new book devoted to what happened to Lincoln's body...
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Lincoln museum gets collection of items
6/18/2007: 754 words, approx. 3 pages
A battered old hat, a pair of stained gloves, a child's silly rhyme _ hardly the stuff of history.Except that this hat is a stovepipe hat, the gloves are stained with a president's blood and the rhyme was written by a young Abraham Lincoln.All three...
 


Criticism and Essays
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In the Words of Lincoln
977 words, approx. 3 pages
An analysis of Lincoln's controversial views on slavery using his quotes and historical context.
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A Biography of Abraham Lincoln
857 words, approx. 3 pages
The life, presidency, and death of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln.
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Abraham Lincoln vs. Jefferson Davis
486 words, approx. 2 pages
A comparison of the Civil War presidencies of Abraham Lincoln for the Union and Jefferson Davis for the Confederacy shows some similarities. Both conflicted with other individuals in their respective governments -- Lincoln with the U.S. Senate, Davis with his vice president Alexander Stephens. Both also had weaknesses to overcome; Lincoln had little government experience and showed an inability to control his Cabinet members, while Davis easily made enemies and preferred leading an army over establishing


Abraham Lincoln Study Pack

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