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I highly recommend the book but I ordered a hardback copy two different times and the binding was falling apart on first opening. My one star rating applies only to the condition of the book and not its content. I would rate the content 5 stars. I had to return one and am in the process of returning the second. Amazon replied immediately to my concerns and pulled the hardback edition until the problem could be solved.
It is too bad that such a wonderful book is so poorly constructed. Mine fell apart the first time I read it. The text and pictures are wonderful, but the book itself is a waste of money.
I liked that the author wrote about the war and surrounding events so we could see how they affected Lincoln and vice versa. My husband and I were reading this book over each other's shoulders. One note, the soft cover edition is falling apart even after one reading. The book is so well written that you get a feeling that you now know Lincoln after you are done reading. The author fleshed out who Lincoln was and how he became this extremely famous president. get a big rubber band to go with the book. But don't let that dissuade you from buying this book.
The second book arrived and the same problem occured. This is a great book for young readers however, be advised I had to order it twice because the pages were falling out of the first book. There is a problem with the glue used in the binding process. Because the book was required summer reading for my son who is going into 8th grade, I went to kinkos and spent another $10.00 to have it re-bound. Good luck.
This biography on Abraham Lincoln is balanced perfectly, a great blend of basic information and detailed facts, without ever becoming irrelevant or too deep. Photographs enhance this effect, including a page that shows the effects of age on Lincoln's face throughout his presidency, and historical artifacts like posters and handwriting samples. This is the perfect Lincoln primer for someone just starting research, or for a middle school student with an assignment.
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