1809-1865

Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln's famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.

Discusses the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the capture of the conspirators, the trial, and its outcome.

Briefly discusses Lincoln's role in American history and describes the planning and building of the monument dedicated to his memory in 1922.

Tells the life stories of nineteenth-century actor Edwin Booth and his actor brother John Wilkes Booth, describing the differences between the two men, chronicling John's assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and examining the impact of John's crime on the Booth family for decades afterward.

Presents a graphic novel that recounts the conspiracy by John Wilkes Booth and other Confederate sympathizers to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, the capture of the conspirators and death of Booth, and the funeral procession and entombment of the President in Springfield, Illinois.

Examines Abraham Lincoln's attitudes toward slavery, focusing on his years as president when he worked on the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves, and on record: discussing his belief that the spread of slavery would destroy democracy.

Briefly presents the life of this famous president from his birth until the age of twenty-eight.

A simple description of the life of Abraham Lincoln, presented from his point of view.

An illustrated account of the early life of Abraham Lincoln in the backwoods of Kentucky and Indiana, discussing how the support and encouragement of his stepmother Sally Johnston propelled him to success.

Lincoln defeats McClellan in the 1864 presidential election, as the Civil War continues.