Connecting with History Shop Our Categories www.rchistory.com ABOUT About Connecting with History Catalog Discount Program Samples FAQ About Us Contact Us Raves & Reviews Register Your Program Copyright Policy SHOP HOMESCHOOL EDITION Year 1 - Ancient History & Old Testament Year 2 - Early Church & Early Medieval Year 3 - High Medieval - Post-Reformation Year 4 - American History Starter Guide for Connecting with History STUDENT BOOKS Year 1 - Ancient History & Old Testament Year 2 - Early Church & Early Medieval Year 3 - High Medieval - Post-Reformation Year 4 - American History Companion Readers & Core Texts ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Literature Guides History Sing-Along CDs Timelines Geography Lap Books In the Footsteps of the Saints series Hillside Education All Books CO-OP EDITION Co-op Edition Classroom Guides Co-op Edition Family Lesson Plans CLEARANCE CO-OPS How to Get Started Co-op Directory Register Your Co-op or School Co-op Curriculum SHOP Connecting with History Program Student Books Co-op Material Home > SHOP > STUDENT BOOKS > Year 4 - American History > Complete List of American History Books > Abraham Lincoln's World Logic/Rhetoric Level Core History Price: $21.95 Description More Information Originally published in 1944, Genevieve Foster earned her reputation by her masterful display of "horizontal history"—telling the story of world events in the geo-political sphere, while giving as much importance to advances in science, medicine, music, literature, and exploration. Thus, while Abe Lincoln was a boy romping the woods of Kentucky, Thomas Jefferson was completing his eighth year as president, George III reigned in Great Britain and Napolean was about to meet his Waterloo. Beethoven and Sir Walter Scott were at the height of their creative powers, while Victor Hugo was staging plays at school. By the time Lincoln was old enough to help his father chop wood, other young boys and girls were being prepared for the future parts they would play. Harriet Beecher was reading anything she could get her hands on, Charles Darwin was collecting toads, crabs and shells, and the impoverished boy Dickens was working in a shoe blacking factory in London. When Lincoln opened his shop in Salem, David Livingstone was opening up deepest Africa, and thousands of Americans were opening up the West on the Oregon Trail. The spirit of freedom was moving around the globe as the abolitionist movement gained power in the States and serfdom saw its demise in Russia. Technologically the world was bursting with the invention of the telegraph, the railroad and the steamboat. With her whimsical and informative illustrations and timelines Foster has magnificently captured a remarkable age and a remarkable man. Genevieve Foster Share your knowledge of this product. Be the first to write a review »