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Abraham Lincoln Comes Home

By Burleigh, Robert & Minor, Wendell

Publishers Summary:
When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, the country grieved for the courageous president who had guided them through the Civil War. Over the course of thirteen somber days, people paid homage as Lincoln’s funeral train made its way from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois. In moving prose and stunning paintings, a young boy experiences the deep feelings evoked by the death of a major historical figure, during a time of great change in the country.

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ISBN
978-0-80507-529-8
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2008

Gr 1-4 Following Lincoln's death, his body was taken back to Illinois for burial. Burleigh focuses on one boy's perceptions as he and his father travel through the night by horse-drawn carriage to see the funeral train pass. Full-spread images capture the cool night and the hot bonfires, the solemnity of the locals, and the grandness of the train. Both art...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

Luke and his father travel into the night to meet the funeral train carrying Abraham Lincoln's body. They join hundreds of solem...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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