Towanna stone biography of abraham lincoln

I bought this book at the Huntington Library not realizing it was aimed at young readers – my fault! The use of "Abraham" and "Mary" to refer to Mr and Mrs Lincoln, when talking about their marriage, was a bit off-putting but understandable.

This is not a bad introduction to Lincoln's life for young readers.

It appears to be well researched, with an extensive bibliography and list of sources cited.

Towanna stone biography of abraham lincoln for kids

However, a few glaring errors should be noted for future editions:

• p. 52 Abolitionist Charles Sumner, beaten to within an inch of his life by a congressman from South Carolina, was of course a Northern, not a Southern senator (!)

• p.

86 Not sure why a contraction has been introduced into the Gettysburg address ("We're met on a great battlefield ...")

• p. 100 the text is discussing the Hampton Roads peace conference, but the illustration is of the "Peacemakers" meeting between Union generals Grant and Sherman, Lincoln, and Admiral Porter