Lincoln and Kennedy A Pair to Compare |
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Author:
| Barretta, Gene |
Illustrator:
| Barretta, Gene |
ISBN: | 978-0-8050-9945-4 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
Publisher: | Henry Holt & Company
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Imprint: | Henry Holt & Company Books For Young Readers |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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President Abraham Lincoln grew up in a one-room log cabin. President John F. Kennedy was raised in the lap of luxury. One was a Republican and one a Democrat. They lived and served a hundred years apart. Yet they had a number of things in common. Some were coincidental: having seven letters in their last names. Some were monumental: Lincoln's support for the abolitionist movement and Kennedy's support for the civil rights movement. They both lost a son while in office....
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President Abraham Lincoln grew up in a one-room log cabin. President John F. Kennedy was raised in the lap of luxury. One was a Republican and one a Democrat. They lived and served a hundred years apart.
Yet they had a number of things in common. Some were coincidental: having seven letters in their last names. Some were monumental: Lincoln's support for the abolitionist movement and Kennedy's support for the civil rights movement. They both lost a son while in office. And, of course, both were assassinated.
In this illuminating book, Gene Barretta offers an insightful portrait of two of our country's most famous presidents.