Joel Emerson

Abraham Lincoln Book Joel Emerson

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America, who successfully prosecuted the Civil War to preserve the nation. He played a key role in the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which officially ended slavery in America. Murdered by John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln became the first U. S. president to be assassinated. Prior to his election as president in 1860, he had successful careers as a lawyer and politician in Illinois, serving several terms in the state legislature and one in the U. S. House of Representatives. This book gives you a biography of Lincoln and helps you know more National Hero of American and the US Great President.