Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
Author | : Karen B. Winnick |
Publisher | : Astra Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1999-09-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781563978050 |
ISBN-13 | : 1563978059 |
Rating | : 4/5 (059 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers written by Karen B. Winnick and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the United States to wear a beard. What gave him the idea to grow whiskers may have been a letter he received from an eleven-year-old girl named Grace Bedell. Charmingly told by Karen B. Winnick and illustrated with rich oil paintings that capture the look and feel of nineteenth-century America, here is the true story of the girl whose letter helped to make Abraham Lincoln's face one of the most famous in American history.