Lincoln's Citadel

[Gene C]

(07-29-2013 11:33 PM)Dawn E Foster Wrote:  You sound just like me, Gene! And that's how I've gathered most of mine too. Which ones did you get? (especially the children's?)

Recently purchased Children's Books
The Abraham Lincoln You Never Knew by James Collier
Lincoln's Animal Friends by Ruth Painter Randall
Abraham Lincoln - The Greatest of Good Men - U J Hoffman
Abe Lincoln by Sterling North
Abraham Lincoln Friend of the People by Clara Ingram Judson
The Story of Abraham Lincoln by Nina Brown Baker
Abraham Lincoln - God's Leader for a Nation by David Collins
Vinnie and Abraham by Dawn FitzGerald

About 2 months ago I wanted to see if the way Abraham Lincoln was portrayed in children's books had changed in the past 50-70 years. I went to the library and checked out a few, then purchased a few older books. So far, the older books mention his christian values more than the newer books, and talked more about his character and the newer ones talk more about his accomplishments. That's just my broad generalization, I'm still comparing. It's not a serious study, I was just curious. I also enjoy the illustrations.

On the more adult level, and I haven't read these yet

Darkest Dwan by Thomas Goodrich (reading it now - it's good)
Honor's Voice by Douglas Wilson
Lincolns Legends by Edward Steers
In Lincoln's Footsteps by Don Davenport (it's a travel book I ordered for $0.01, what did I have to loose)
Lincoln's Assassins by James Swanson
Lincoln and Kennedy: Medical and Ballistic Comparisons by John Lattimer
The Secret War for the Union by Edwin Fishel
They have Killed Papa Dead by Anthony Pitch

There are alot of reasonably priced books available.
So many books, so little time