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Abraham Lincoln's World

Abraham Lincoln's World

EducationHistory
Pages
376
Published
2003
Language
English

Synopsis

Explore the world during Abraham Lincoln's lifetime with this historical survey. It examines the people, places, and events across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas that shaped the nineteenth century. This book offers a vibrant look at global history through the lens of Lincoln's era.

Prose complexity
1/10

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InformativeIntellectual

Genres

Education History Juvenile

About the author

G
Genevieve Foster

Genevieve Stump Foster (13 April 1893 – 30 August 1979) was an American writer and illustrator of history for young readers. Born in Oswego, New York and raised largely in Wisconsin, she studied at Rockford College, the University of Wisconsin and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. She is known for the "horizontal histories" — George Washington's World, Abraham Lincoln's World, The World of Columbus and Sons — which set a famous life beside everything else happening across the world at the same t...