101 Things You Didn't Know About Lincoln: Loves And Losses! Political Power Plays! White House Hauntings!

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One hundred fifty years after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains one of America's most fascinating, brilliant, and visionary leaders. He's idolized as a hero, a legend, and even a secular saint. But what about the real man behind the stone monument? In this engaging, intelligent book, you'll learn about more than just his savvy political skills and Civil War power plays. 101 Things You Didn't Know about Lincoln reveals other little known details of his personal and professional life, including: How Lincoln escaped death more than once as a child Why he once used a chicken bone to argue a co.;Cover; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part 1: Personal Background and Early Life; Part 2: The Middle Years: Lincoln in Springfield; Part 3: Lincoln and the U.S. presidency; Part 4: Lincoln and the Civil War; Part 5: Comparisons and Contemporaries; Part 6: Lincoln and His Legacy; Works Consulted; Index.