Children's Books

[Gene C]

(04-26-2019 08:11 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Thank you as always for an insightful review, Gene. This one sounds good - I do not recall reading much (actually at all) on the influence of his community church on him in his youth - is that fictional?

It's not fictional. The role of the church in the community has changed a bit over the years when it was a center of social life as well as source for moral guidance and encouragement during the challenges life presents. Located about one mile from his home, sermons given by traveling preachers, it is his first look at life outside of his immediate family. The stories from the bible and their moral teachings stay with him through his entire life. His speech about slavery and the impact on the country, his famous House Divided Speech, the phrase "a house divided against itself can not stand" is straight from the teachings of Jesus.

Much in this book is borrowed from Sandburg's "Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years" Chpt 17, pages 59-64
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli...8/page/n79