See Lincoln, And Buy The Book For The Kids! I Did!

Almost 150 years after the death of Abraham Lincoln, the fascination with our 16^th President is stronger than ever. This November, Steven Spielberg brings us an outstanding feature film simply called Lincoln, a revealing drama that focuses on Lincoln’s final months in office as he pursues a course of action to end the Civil War, re-unite the country and abolish slavery.

To accompany the movie, the film’s producers invited Harold Holzer, noted historian and the author of dozens of books on Lincoln and the Civil War– who also served as a consultant on the movie–to write a new book especially for young readers that could become one of the official tie-ins to the movie. The result is —Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America, A Companion Book for Young Readers to the Steven Spielberg Film Lincoln by Harold Holzer.

Prompted by the focus of the Spielberg film, Holzer applied his clear, compelling writing style and deep knowledge of his subject to tell the Lincoln story through a new portal — how Lincoln came to his views on slavery, and how he maneuvered to end it.  By so doing, he makes an important passage in American history come alive for readers of all ages.

As I have written, this movie blew me away to the point that I bought a book on Lincoln for my son so he would have a better understanding when I took him to this movie, I believe it is a must see for everyone, especially students of history! We have not purchased this book yet, but I will supplement the biography I have with this new book since it is more specific to the movie. My son is 9 1/2, I think a companion book would help him.

Disclosure: I received no compensation for this post.