Abraham Lincoln, a Man of Faith and Courage: Stories of Our Most Admired PresidentSimon and Schuster, 2008 - 285 pages |
Contents
ABRAHAM LINCOLNS WORLD | 3 |
THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN | 11 |
CHILD OF THE FRONTIER | 35 |
A NEW BEGINNING | 47 |
THE VILLAGE OF NEW SALEM | 65 |
LIFE GOES ON | 85 |
THE ROAD BACK TO GOD | 105 |
COUNTDOWN TO THE CIVIL WAR | 117 |
THE EARLY WAR YEARS | 175 |
ANXIOUS TO MEET THEIR PRESIDENT | 187 |
1863 A LAND AWASH IN BLOOD | 195 |
TO ERR IS HUMAN | 203 |
O CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN | 223 |
EPILOGUE | 245 |
WHEN LINCOLN PASSED | 251 |
THE MISSIONARY MONEY | 261 |
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