Freedman gives the reader a great detailed history of Abraham Lincoln. He tells of his childhood as well as his years in office and command. Abe did wondrous things and people thought he was a extremely excellent president. This is a great book for parents and teachers to get their child engaged in learning about past American presidents.

There are currently four books on this subject by this author. They contain abstracts of all the deeds (and other records) recorded in the Lincoln County deed books. The first book contains deeds from books 3, 4, and 16. The second book contains deeds from books 17, 18, and 19. The third book contains deeds from books 20, 21, & 22. The fourth book contains deeds from books 23, 24, & 25. There are MANY more deed books, but this author hasn't abstracted any more Lincoln County books, so far. Aside from deeds, these books contain information about sales of personal property (household and farming items), indentures (for persons learning a trade), sale of slaves, sale of land outside of Lincoln County, marriage agreements, and other items not strictly related to sale of land. Each book contains a map of the county to help locate tracts of land. Each book contains a full name index and a separate index of place names. These books are intended primarily for genealogist looking for people who owned land in Lincoln County or who were neighbors of people selling land in Lincoln County.

This book, organized by geography, is a good source of Native American songs and chants. The reader will gain insight into the Native American cultures represented herein through their songs and chants. Some are short, simplistic and straightforward in meaning. Others are long and filled with metaphor. Most of the songs and chants are about life events such as birth, marriage, death, traveling, and rituals.

"The Assassination of a President: Abraham Lincoln," by Sue L. Hamilton, is written for an older elementary school readership. In contrast to other juvenile books focusing on the assassination, Hamilton goes more into the plans of Booth and the other conspirators, including the failed plot to kidnap Lincoln. Actually, the book probably tells students more about John Wilkes Booth than it does about Abraham Lincoln. The assassination is presented in detail, although the actual deathwatch is essentially passed over. Hamilton ends on a strong note, pointing out that by killing the compassionate Lincoln, Booth ironically doomed his beloved South to a devastating period of Reconstruction. Included are a pair of full-page photographs of Lincoln and one of booth, and several contemporary etchings depicting the assassination, along with a dozen reference sources. This volume is part of the "Days of Tragedy" series, which includes the assassination of President Kennedy, as well as the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Robert F. Kennedy and John Lennon.

I picked this book up after I read "April 1865" because I wanted to know more about the assassination of Lincoln. The book is a very interesting account of what took place. This is a reprint of a book that originally came out in the 1920's and that made it even more interesting. I enjoyed the book on two fronts. First the author does a very good job of detailing out the plot to kill Lincoln, the actors involved, the reasons behind it, the actual event and then the capture of the assassins.

There is just a great amount of details that, being an American; I am ashamed I did not know. Overall this was not a lone gunman, but a large-scale plot to kill the top three members of the U.S. government at the time. Sure the group performing this assassination was not the best and brightest, but they got the job done. The details of the escape, flight and then capture of Both is also full of detail that really brings the story to a new level. The added information about the capture and punishment of the rest of the group was also very interesting.

On the second front, what I also enjoyed about the book was the view of the 1920's through the writing of the author. When someone writes a book like this, there are bound to be examples and coalitions to the "current" day and in the case of this book it was the 1920's. That was very interesting and an added bonus to the book. Overall I enjoyed this book and learned a great deal from it. I would suggest it.

The story of a man from leaving school to middle age, set in an industrial town in the English midlands at the end of the 19th century. Sounds boring, but it isn't. Slow for the first few chapters, but then I found it unputdownable, you really get interested and want to know what happens. Lots of description of the environment of the time. No sex or violence, written no long after these actual times, so some bits of old fashioned prose. This aside, reminded me of Len Deighton's style of writing. I was a bit doubtful about buying this book, but I'm pleased I did.

Jaffa's work on "The Crisis of the House Divided" is amazing. The breakdown of the very essence of what the debates were about is made crystal clear. Elegant arguments is made for the views held by Lincold AND Douglas regarding the issue of slavery and the very nature of what the American Republic's ideals and virtues are: freedom for all. Never have I read a book that so clearly and intelligently presents the differing views on the nature of freedom. It is a must read for all those who are poltical science, history or law students.

The research into this book is incredible. The stories of the court martials is enjoyable reading, though at times the stories become repetitive (thus the 4 stars and not 5). Lincoln the compassionate president is examined carefully through these court martial cases and in the final chapter. The final chapter, is a great look at Lincoln and his place in history.

Charles W. Carey, Jr. begins this Journey to Freedom volume on "The Emancipation Proclamation" by confronting the popular misconception that Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. Of course, technically the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves held by territory under the authority of the Confederacy, while slaves in areas occupied by the Federal forces remained slaves. However, as Carey also points out, Lincoln's proclamation did change the reason of the war from preserving the Union to freeing the slaves. This volume covers how the fighting of the war and the political climate created an opportunity for Lincoln to move the Civil War to a higher plane. Carey also looks at the immediate and long-range effects of the proclamation, which culminated in the passage of the 13th Amendment. This volume is illustrated with historic photographs, engravings and paintings, most of which show African-Americans during the Civil War, not just as slaves but also as soldiers fighting for the Union army. The Journey to Freedom series is part of The African American Library, whose stated goal is to educate and inform children about the achievements and contributions of noted African Americans throughout United States history.

A fascinating discussion of arctic exploration in a dirigible. Although only two authors are listed, other crew members included their accounts of the crossing, including that of HJ. Riiser-Larsen, who gives a fascinating and lucid discussion of the principles of navigation over the ice cap in a dirigible. Never mind that the writing is a bit awkward--English is not the first language for most of these guys.

Unfortunately, the illustrations are absolute disasters. I find it difficult to understand why any publisher (University Press of the Pacific, Honolulu) would release a publication with such shoddy reproduction of not only the photographs, but their virtually unreadable captions. The book would be improved by eliminating these pictures altogether. Most of the pictures are shadowy smudges on the pages, and do great disservice to the writings of these heroic explorers.