Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait: The Story of a Photograph That Became an American Icon

by Leonard S. Marcus

Book Overview

Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait is a unique middle-grade depiction of America's sixteenth president, through the story of one famous photograph, written by award-winning author Leonard S. Marcus.

On February 9, 1864, Abraham Lincoln made the mile-long walk from the Executive Mansion to photographer Mathew Brady's Washington, DC, studio, to be joined there later by his ten-year-old son, Tad. With a fractious re-election campaign...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374303487
• ISBN13: 9780374303488
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8