Abe Lincoln is known for his many memorable adages. As the sixteenth president he needed all the wisdom he could muster to guide the country through the Civil War, preserve the union, and end slavery. This nontraditional tribute to the president who brought the homespun humor of his humble beginnings to the White House uses the alphabet to organize informat ion about his life and accomplishments.

A simple biography of the man who was president of the United States during the Civil War.

A brief biography of the sixteenth president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, who served led the country through the difficult times of the Civil War.

Follows the life of the popular president, from his childhood on the frontier to his assassination at the end of the Civil War.

Told through the eyes of a young boy, the sober mood of the country after the Lincoln assassination is presented as he and many other mourners wait to pay their respects to their fallen president as Lincoln's funeral train travels from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois, in 1865.

Brief description of the life of Abraham Lincoln, who was President during the Civil War.