Central Kansas Library System

"An unprecedented view of Lincoln's Springfield from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Loving Frank. Nancy Horan, author of the million-copy New York Times bestseller Loving Frank, returns with a sweeping historical novel, which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's ascendance from rumpled lawyer to U.S. president to the Great Emancipator through the eyes of a young asylum-seeker who arrives in Lincoln's home of Springfield from Madeira, Portugal....

Examines the historical background in the Civil War of the famous speech made during the dedication of the new national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the impact it had on the United States throughout the years.

"Beginning readers can learn about the lives of amazing historical figures in this exciting biography collection. There is bonus material after each story that includes a timeline, historical photos, and lots of extra intriguing facts--did you know George Washington loved dogs? One of his dogs was named Sweetlips!"--back cover.

"Experience for yourself the historical and personal impact of the Civil War in a way that only HISTORY can present it, in this moving megaset filled with over 25 hours of documentaries. A multifacted look at "The War Between the States," this definitive collection brings the most legendary Civil War battles, and the soldiers and leaders who fought them, vividly to life. From Gettysburg and Antietam to Shiloh, and led by the likes of Sherman, McClellan,...