Abraham Lincoln, None by Colbert, David, None instant download

Abraham Lincoln, None by Colbert, David, None instant download

v, 154 pages : 20 cm, Focuses on ten crucial days in the life of Abraham Lincoln, Ages 8-13, Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-154), Introduction: Denounced as unpatriotic for his belief in democracy, then nominated for high office almost as an afterthought, Lincoln became the country's most admired president -- Day 1: October 5, 1818: Alone: A childhood tragedy makes Lincoln wonder about leaving his mark on the world -- Day 2: January 12, 1848: Unpopular voice: Lincoln sacrifices his first national office to speak out against a war and a president -- Day 3: November 2, 1858: Good fight: Lincoln debates Senator Stephen A. Douglas about the extension of slavery into the American West -- Day 4: May 18, 1860: Surprise candidate: Ranked fourth out of four, Lincoln shocks the favorites and becomes the nominee for president -- Day 5: April 18, 1861: Treason: The government of South Carolina attacks U.S. troops it has kept trapped in an island fort -- Day 6: July 21, 1861: Defeat: The first battle of the war ends in a disaster for the Union and puts Lincoln in a difficult position -- Day 7: September 22, 1862: Emancipation: Ignoring political advice and resistance, Lincoln takes steps to abolish slavery himself -- Day 8: November 19, 1863: \"Shall not perish\": Lincoln dedicates graves at the site of a turning point in the war, the worst battle in American history -- Day 9: April 9, 1865: Victory: General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant, making the Confederacy's defeat inevitable -- Day 10: April 14, 1865 -- Assassination: A desperate Confederate sympathizer kills Lincoln less than a week after Lee's surrender -- Afterword: December 6, 1865: Freedom: After his death, Lincoln's greatest achievement, the abolition of slavery, is added to the Constitution -- Notes and selected bibliography, \"Abraham Lincoln lived 20, 516 days. These 10 shook his world-- and yours.\"--Cover, Reading Counts RC 3-5 8.5, Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.6,…