Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America

by Harold Holzer

Book Overview

How did President Abraham Lincoln come to believe that slavery was "morally wrong," and that Congress needed to pass a law to abolish it once and for all? What did he do in January 1865--three months before he was assassinated--to ensure passage of the Thirteenth Amendment?

This fast-paced, riveting book answers these questions and more as it tells the story of Lincoln's life and times from his upbringing in Kentucky and Illinois, through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062265113
• ISBN13: 9780062265111
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Newmarket for It Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7