Abraham Lincoln's Shining Star

By Susan Grace Dittman

If asked which state is most closely associated with Abraham Lincoln, most people would not even think of Nebraska. Yet Lincoln, Nebraska is the only state capital named in honor of our sixteenth president. This is "altogether fitting and proper" because it was Abraham Lincoln who invited the Nebraska Territory to apply for statehood, and his policies as president influenced the development of Nebraska more than any other state! Lincoln might have remained an obscure lawyer were it not for the Nebraska Bill that roused him out of political retirement and set him on the path to the presidency. The ways that the Prairie President and the Great Plains state of Nebraska influenced each other are simply amazing. The book traces Lincoln's life and how it dovetailed with Nebraska's story. Because each of the fifty state capitals is designated by a star on the United States map, Lincoln Nebraska, could be considered Abraham Lincoln's very own star. But can the Lincoln star actually shine? Yes. As the remarkable, faith-filled secret unfolds, the reader will discover how he/she can brighten its shine. In so doing, the reader will join the greatest tribute ever given Abraham Lincoln. The book has been enthusiastically endorsed by Dr. James Cornelius, curator of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, and by Tom Osborne, Athletic Director of the University of Nebraska.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615342655
• ISBN13: 9780615342658
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: America's Great Stories
• Length: 51 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 14 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7