Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington

<i>Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington</i> paints a vivid picture of the Springfield, IL years, when Abe met and married a pretty Kentucky woman, and made his name as a lawyer and politician. Cheryl Harness gives readers a moving account of Lincoln”s rise and the tensions that dragged the nation into conflict; brilliantly detailed maps and battle scenes deepen our understanding of the Civil War; and the book”s richly imagined illustrations recreate the life of the man who will always be regarded as one of our greatest presidents.