Abraham Lincoln, 75th Anniversary Edition

1940 Caldecott Medal Winner

This book is breathtakingly beautiful... It's truly a living book that brings you in as you read. It has quickly become a family favorite! - Heather O.

Make Abraham Lincoln your child's friend with this book! Beautifully written and illustrated, this book is definitely a keeper. - Janet

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the 1940 Caldecott Medal award this edition reintroduces readers young and old to America's most beloved President through exquisite illustrations made from the original lithographic proofs the authors created in 1939. This delightful biography traces Lincoln's life from his birth in the Kentucky wilderness, to his shop-keeping days in New Salem, becoming a lawyer in Springfield, and his eventual election as President. Woven throughout are his legendary adventures, his humor and wit, and stories you won't read anywhere else.

Of our nation's historical icons, Lincoln is the quintessential embodiment of American possibility in his mythic-like rise from rail-splitter to Chief Executive and Emancipator of the oppressed. The admiration felt by Americans for Lincoln's humble integrity, his noble statesmanship, and his keen sense of justice, is beautifully captured in the illustrations and text.