The sixteenth president of the United States was an exceptionally astute politician who has left a compelling story and legacy that continues to intrigue scholars and historians today. He led the nation through its greatest constitutional, military, and moral crisis - the Civil War. Inside the luxurious padded cover of Abraham Lincoln , discover removable facsimiles of rare documents of historic importance. Inside a fascinating political journey, explore his life in the White House from 1861-65, learn more about the Gettysburg Address and why it has been the most quoted speech throughout U.S. history, and finally read the details surrounding his assassination in 1865.

Includes removable facsimiles of 8 historic documents.

Lincoln's ancestors -- Lincoln's childhood -- Lincoln the young man -- Lincoln: a typical American? -- Political stirrings -- Family life -- Lincoln the lawyer -- Congressman Lincoln -- The crisis of the 1850s -- Slavery and abolitionists -- The birth of the Republican Party -- The 1860 election debates -- The Union dissolved -- Opening salvos: Fort Sumter and Bull Run -- Civil War forces and strategies -- Life in the White House -- Republican Congress -- Fort Donelson to Vicksburg: Grant strikes -- The naval struggle -- The war and slavery -- The peninsula to Second Manassas: Lee triumphant -- Lincoln's faith -- Antietam, emancipation, and Fredericksburg -- Chancellorsville to Gettysburg -- Gettysburg: punishment and redemption -- The United States colored troops -- The Civil War home front -- The butcher's bill -- Total war: Sherman and Atlanta -- The election of 1864 -- The Confederacy reduced -- The Thirteenth Amendment -- Appomattox: the final surrender -- Lincoln and reconstruction -- Assassination: death of the savior -- Lincoln's last hours and funeral -- Mary Todd Lincoln: madness and sorrow -- The South: destitution, desolation, and redemption -- Legacy: what it meant.