Old photos (I meant really old photos from the 1800’s) are really precious. This book has a large collection of the pictures from the Lincoln days, making it especially impressive. For Children. My daughter teased me I was reading a children book. Honestly, I got a lot from this book. I like the conciseness of the book.<\/p>\n
Lincoln was a late boomer. Not very educated until much later in life. But he was helpful, of high integrity, and a born leader. The fact that he was selected as a presidential candidate by accident goes to tell you that luck has a lot with a person’s life and his answer to the call and challenge was what separated him from the others. This country was fortunate to have him as a president at the time of crisis, or this nation may never has been as great as it is.<\/p>\n
The tragedies that surrounded Lincoln, including his depression and his being assassinated, made him as tough as he could be. Sometimes, adversities shape a person’s character more than he\/she can possibly become on his\/her own. And yet, he tried to maintain a sense of style and normalcy like reciting Shakespeare and watching plays.<\/p>\n
Lincoln was fortunate to be born in that era where he shone and made a big difference in this great nation. And this nation own a great deals to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Old photos (I meant really old photos from the 1800’s) are really precious. This book has a large collection of the pictures from the Lincoln days, making it especially impressive. For Children. My daughter teased me I was reading a children book. Honestly, I got a lot from this book. I like the conciseness of … Continue reading Book Review: Lincoln – A Photobiography by Russell Freedman<\/span>