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Gr 5 Up—Holzer offers a captivating peek into the lives of Lincoln and his sons: Robert, Eddie, Willie, and Tad. Lincoln's career in law and politics, his election as the 16th president, and his years in the White House during the Civil War form the basis of this book, but it is his family life that is its nucleus. Lincoln and his wife, Mary, adored their four boys and indulged their spirited ways, often to the chagrin of ne...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Holzer scaffolds this latest entry in Lincoln lore with family events, using Lincoln's role as father as the main support. Although this provides an appealing and unusual hook, the approach is occasionally awkward. Many events of Lincoln's life happen without family, while events involving family sometimes become repetitive. Tad, for instance, here constantly interrupts the business of state, though in this ca...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Holzer scaffolds this entry in Lincoln lore with family events, using Lincoln's role as father as main support. Lincoln's benign parenting ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More