Abraham Lincoln News

Obama takes timeout to celebrate Lincoln

Feb 13, 2009, 15:09 GMT

Washington - If US President Barack Obama thinks he's had a stressful first few weeks in office, he can always look back at the life of the 16th president. ... more

Lincoln's victory speech auctioned for 3.44 million dollars

Feb 12, 2009, 21:54 GMT

New York - Right on time for Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday Thursday, his 1864 victory speech after reelection was auctioned for 3.44 million dollars at the New York auction house Christie's. ... more

Obama pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln on 200th birthday

Feb 12, 2009, 20:28 GMT

Washington - US President Barack Obama on Thursday praised the nation's 16th president Abraham Lincoln for his legacy of holding together the United States through a bloody Civil War and abolishing slavery. ... more

Lincoln still a magnet for tourists, statesmen alike

Feb 12, 2009, 17:17 GMT

Springfield, Illinois - A bearded man in black with a stovepipe hat still draws a crowd around the world. ... more

History reveals President Lincoln body snatcher plot Feb. 16

Jan 21, 2009, 1:47 GMT

Macabre and gruesome, History channel reveals the little known plot to exhume and steal President Abraham Lincoln's body. ... more

Book Review: Giants

Jan 3, 2009, 17:48 GMT

This insightful examination of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass shows how they rose from humble beginnings to become key figures in American history. Born dirt poor, Lincoln spent less then a year in school while Douglass grew up as...

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More on Lincoln’s legacy

Oct 9, 2008, 12:37 GMT

“Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief” is the title to the latest book by James M. McPherson.
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Book Review: Rebel Giants

Jun 24, 2008, 0:24 GMT

Several biographies about Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin have been written but this is the first time the lives of these two great men have been examined side by side. Both men were rebels as they turned...

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Lincoln to the White House

Nov 18, 2007, 10:02 GMT

John C. Waugh has written another book about Lincoln, this one called One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln's Road to Civil War. ... more

Book Review: The Murder of Abraham Lincoln by Rick Geary

Jul 12, 2005, 13:05 GMT

Rick Geary’s latest true crime graphic novel has an abundance of bad guys, which is what makes it worth reading. ... more

Liam Neeson in Talk to Play Abraham Lincoln

Jan 13, 2005, 11:25 GMT

Steven Spielberg is in negotiations with Liam Neeson to play president Abraham Lincoln. ... more