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For older kids

Beatty, Patricia: Jayhawker

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In the early years of the Civil War, teenage Kansan farm boy Lije Tulley becomes a Jayhawker, an abolitionist raider freeing slaves from the neighboring state of Missouri, and then goes undercover there as a spy.
Bial, Raymond: Where Lincoln Walked

j B-L736b 1997

Photos of the world where Abraham Lincoln grew up and lived his life.
Burchard, Peter: Lincoln and Slavery

j 973.7 B947L 1999

A biography of the 16th president which focuses on the issue of slavery and the importance it had throughout Lincoln's life from his early days as a lawyer through his presidency.
Crane, Stephen: The Red Badge of Courage

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During his service in the Civil War a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.
Douglass, Frederick: Escape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass in His Own Words

j B-D738e 1994

A shortened autobiography presenting the early life of the slave who became an abolitionist, journalist and statesman.
Freedman, Russell: Lincoln: A Photobiography

j B-L736fr

Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President. Newbery Medal Winner, 1988.
Hamilton, Virginia: Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom

j 326 H221m

Recounts the journey of African American slaves to freedom via the underground railroad, an extended group of people who helped fugitive slaves in many ways.
Harness, Cheryl: Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington, 1837-1865

j B-L736hL

Portrays Lincoln's life as a lawyer in Springfield, a devoted husband and father, and president during the Civil War years.
Harness, Cheryl: Young Abe Lincoln: The Frontier Days, 1809-1837

j B-L736ha

Little-known details about the early life of Abraham Lincoln.
Marrin, Albert: Commander in Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

j 973.7 M359c 1997

Brings Lincoln to life by placing him in the context of his own personal background and the larger circumstances of the country's greatest conflict.
McComb, Marianne: The Emancipation Proclamation

j 973.714 M129e 2006

Brings Lincoln to life by placing him in the context of his own personal background and the larger circumstances of the country's greatest conflict.
Otfinoski, Steven: Abraham Lincoln: America's 16th President

j B-L736ot 2004

A biography of the sixteenth President of the United States.
Otfinoski, Steven: John Wilkes Booth and the Civil War

j 973.7 O87j 1999

Sets the life story of the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln against the backdrop of the Civil War.
Pinkney, Andrea Davis: Abraham Lincoln: Letters from a Slave Girl

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A fictional correspondence between President Abraham Lincoln and a 12-year-old slave girl that discusses his decision to write the Emancipation Proclamation.
Ray, Delia: Behind the Blue and Gray: The Soldier's Life in the Civil War

j 973.7 R263b

Traces, in this second part of the Young Readers' History of the Civil War series, the events of the Civil War from the first battle to the surrender with emphasis on the experiences of the individual soldier.
Stone, Tanya Lee: Abraham Lincoln

j B-L736st 2005

Find out about Lincoln's childhood on a frontier farm, how a struggling small town lawyer became president, and why he became one of America's most revered leaders.
Sullivan, George: Picturing Lincoln: Famous Photographs That Popularized the President

j B-L736su 2000

Examines some of the famous photographs taken of President Abraham Lincoln, discussing the circumstances under which they were taken and how these images were used.
Wisler, G. Clifton: When Johnny Went Marching: Young Americans Fight the Civil War

j 973.7 W814w 2001

See the faces and hear the stories of 49 young people who experienced the Civil War.
Zeinert, Karen: The Lincoln Murder Plot

j 973.7 Z46L 1999

Text, including quotations from contemporary sources such as the diary of John Wilkes Booth, the testimony of witnesses, letters, and accounts by others involved, examines the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

For younger kids

Ford, Carin T.: Slavery and the Underground Railroad: Bound for Freedom

j 973.0496 F699s 2004

Explains the early plight of the slaves and their run for freedom during and after the Civil War.
Krensky, Stephen: Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig

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A young Abe Lincoln stumbles across a pig in trouble and decides he must help, even though it will mean arriving late and muddy for the important speech he is scheduled to make.
Polacco, Patricia: Pink and Say

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Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, an African American soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Based on a true story about the author's great-great-grandfather.
Turner, Ann Warren: Abe Lincoln Remembers

j B-L736t 2001

A simple description of the life of Abraham Lincoln, presented from his point of view.
Winters, Kay: Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books

j B-L736wa 2003

A basic introduction to Lincoln for beginning readers.