The Lincoln that I grew up with was a paragon, Freedman says. Later, Freedman places four portraits of Lincoln on one page to show how much he aged throughout the Civil War. He works a similar transformation in Lincoln: A Photobiography. In the opening chapter, he talks about how Lincoln viewed himself and often made fun of his own appearance. Freedman uses them as a focal point in his narrative. 'Lincoln: A Photobiography' is a non-fiction book by Russell Freedman that tells the life story of Abraham Lincoln through a collection of. Seller Rating: Contact seller Book First Edition Used - Softcover Condition: Good US 5.15 Convert currency Free shipping Within U.S.A. Many of the photographs are portraits of Lincoln. Lincoln: A Photobiography Freedman, Russell Published by Scholastic Inc, 1988 ISBN 10: 059042145X ISBN 13: 9780590421454 Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, U.S.A. The photographs and drawings that fill the book are drawn from many sources, including the Abraham Lincoln Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and other historical archives.

He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, a National Humanities Medal, the Sibert Medal, the Orbis Pictus Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. The final chapter is an account of Lincoln's assassination and death. Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. Abraham Lincoln wasnt the sort of man who could lose himself in a crowd. The photobiography covers Lincoln's entire life: his childhood, his stint as a lawyer, his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd Lincoln, as well as his ascent from Congressman to President. It was the first nonfiction book to do so in 30 years. Lincoln: A Photobiography is an illustrated biography of Abraham Lincoln written by Russell Freedman, and published in 1987.

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