Abe (2000)

by Richard Slotkin

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"Draws deeply on historical scholarship, but it is not biography. Instead, it is a vivid, persuasive re-creation of the life as young Lincoln might have lived it, and of the people, scenes, and influences that helped produce the character and conscience of the man often called the greatest of all Americans."--Jacket.… (more)

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Historical fiction/not as good as I was hoping. Speculation went off of the deep end just a little too often and Abe's trip down the Mississippi was just too boring.

derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |

A strange, yet interesting look at what Lincoln's childhood might have been like. Largely fabricated, but it keeps much of the "feel" of Lincoln. (

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Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction (Winner – 2000)

Salon Book Award (Fiction – 2000)

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Abe

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2000

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Abraham Lincoln

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American Civil War (1861 | 1865)

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"Draws deeply on historical scholarship, but it is not biography. Instead, it is a vivid, persuasive re-creation of the life as young Lincoln might have lived it, and of the people, scenes, and influences that helped produce the character and conscience of the man often called the greatest of all Americans."--Jacket.

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