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Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography

by Philip B. Kunhardt, Peter W. Kunhardt · 1992

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This illustrated biography of the 16th president of the United States was originally a companion volume to a historic television documentary. It includes recreated images of Lincoln and his contemporaries from photographs, daguerreotypes, prints and cartoons of the day.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of thispresidentspresidentsMore like thisLess of this
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civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 432 pages

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