{"title":"Russell Freedman","description":"Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City.","products":[{"product_id":"lincoln-a-photobiography-paperback","title":"Lincoln: A Photobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping account of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln, award-winning writer Russell Freedman brings to life the presidential years, scholarly thoughts and reflections of the Civil War president. Winner of the 1988 Newbery Medal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This 1988 Newbery Medal-winning biography of our Civil War president is warm, appealing, and illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs and prints. Russell Freedman begins with a lively account of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood, his career as a country lawyer, and his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd. Then the author focuses on the presidential years (1861 to 1865), skillfully explaining the many complex issues Lincoln grappled with as he led a deeply divided nation through the Civil War. The book's final chapter is a moving account of that tragic evening in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Additional content includes a sampling of Lincoln's writings and a detailed list of Lincoln historical sites.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375542468831,"sku":"9780395518489","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wzDCkdD-BI9780395518489.webp?v=1789203695"},{"product_id":"the-war-to-end-all-wars-world-war-i-paperback","title":"The War to End All Wars: World War I - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNonfiction master Russell Freedman illuminates for young readers the complex and rarely discussed subject of World War I. The tangled relationships and alliances of many nations, the introduction of modern weaponry, and top-level military decisions that resulted in thousands upon thousands of casualties all contributed to the \"great war,\" which people hoped and believed would be the only conflict of its kind. In this clear and authoritative account, the Newbery Medal-winning author shows the ways in which the seeds of a second world war were sown in the first. Numerous archival photographs give the often disturbing subject matter a moving visual counterpart. \u003ci\u003eIncludes source notes, a bibliography, and an index.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382975004895,"sku":"9780544021716","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/v-Ceb7wcmJ9780544021716.webp?v=1789293834"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/russell-freedman.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}