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The definitive story of America’s greatest president.

Follow Abraham Lincoln’s extraordinary journey from a one-room log cabin in Kentucky to the White House, where he led a fractured nation through its deadliest crisis and ended slavery forever. This in-depth biography explores the self-taught lawyer who lost elections repeatedly yet never gave up, the husband who endured personal tragedy, the debater who exposed the moral evil of slavery, and the wartime leader who preserved the Union at the cost of 620,000 lives.

Discover the private struggles, soaring speeches, and pivotal decisions behind the man on the penny and the five-dollar bill. From the Lincoln-Douglas debates to the Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, and his tragic final night at Ford’s Theatre—this is the full, human story of the president who bent history toward justice.

1. Frontier Childhood & Loss of a Mother (1809–1828)

2. New Salem Years: Self-Education & First Love (1828–1837)

3. Young Lawyer and Rising Politician in Springfield (1837–1846)

4. One Term in Congress & the Mexican War Debate (1846–1849)

5. Return to Law & the Kansas-Nebraska Firestorm (1850–1858)

6. Lincoln-Douglas Debates & the House Divided (1858–1860)

7. Election of 1860 & Secession Crisis (1860–1861)

8. Commander-in-Chief: First Half of the Civil War (1861–1863)

9. Emancipation, Gettysburg, and Darkest Days (1863–1864)

10. Second Term, Victory, and Assassination (1865)

If you love American history, presidential biographies, or stories of perseverance and moral courage, this is for you.

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