Lincoln a photobiography summary judgment

Lincoln: A Photobiographytells the life story of President Abraham Lincoln from his childhood in Illinois until his assassination in Ford's Theater.

The text is accompanied by photographs which provide context and insight into various aspects of Lincoln's life, including his career as the owner of a general store, his early days as a prairie lawyer, his inauguration day at the unfinished U.S.

Capitol, his role in the Civil War, and his funeral procession. This book won the Newbery Medal in 1988.

I listened to this book on audio, but also followed along with my physical copy so as to fully appreciate the photographs.

Though the photos might seem to be the main attraction in a book which calls itself a "photobiography" I was pleased to note that the text is equally as distinctive as the many fascinating images Freedman includes in his book.

Lincoln really comes to life in these pages, and the reader comes to know him not just as the stoic face on the five dollar bill, but as a fle