Lincoln and the Natural Environment

by James Tackach

Winner, ISHS Best of Illinois History Award, 2019

In this groundbreaking environmental biography of Abraham Lincoln, James Tackach maps Lincoln's lifelong relationship with the natural world from his birth and boyhood on Midwestern farms through his political career and presidency dealing with the effects of the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War.

Lincoln was born in a generation that grew up on farms but began to move to cities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809336987
• ISBN13: 9780809336982
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.1"