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Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

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On sale Jun 25, 2019 | 59 Minutes | 978-0-525-63039-5
Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford’s Theater—the first President to be assassinated.
Janet Pascal, author of many YA biographies and Viking’s senior copyeditor, lives in New York, New York.

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Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford’s Theater—the first President to be assassinated.

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Janet Pascal, author of many YA biographies and Viking’s senior copyeditor, lives in New York, New York.

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