Here is the whole story of Lincoln told briefly and simply, yet with warmth and understanding. The dramatic pictures play an important part in giving a true feeling of the president and the man.

Genevieve Foster's biographies, large and small, have made an important place for themselves in children's books. Her first Initial Biography, George Washington, was enthusiastically received everywhere and was awarded a Boys' Clubs of America Medal for 1950. These brief biographies appeal to a very wide age-group.

From the dust jacket