{"product_id":"9781250039897","title":"Abraham Lincoln Comes Home","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAbraham Lincoln Comes Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Robert Burleigh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, the country grieved for the courageous president who had guided them through the Civil War. Over the course of thirteen somber days, people paid homage as Lincoln's funeral train made its way from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois. In moving prose and stunning paintings, a young boy experiences the deep feelings evoked by the assassination and death of a major historical figure, during a time of great change in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lincoln's funeral train took 13 days between Washington, D.C., and Springfield, Ill., and drew 30 million mourners along the way. \u003ci\u003eAbraham Lincoln Comes Home\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Wendell Minor (Henry Holt, $16.95, ages 6 to 10), poignantly imagines a father and son paying their respects on the prairie.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moving prose and dramatic night scenes show them as part of a grieving yet grateful nation, paying homage to a fallen hero.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This quiet, lovely book sensitively communicates a sense of the magnitude of loss felt by so many.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A moving portrait of a cultural moment, before the age of 24\/7 electronic media, when tribute was paid to the slain president by those who turned out to see the train pass. Text and pictures convey the watchers' sense of solemnity.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner Kansas State Reading Circle, NCSS-CBC: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, Winner IL Prairie State Author of the Year (2011), NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, Winner NCSS-CBC NotableTrade-Soc.Stdy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250039897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40621734297806,"sku":"9781250039897","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7f3183ed-261f-461a-98c6-f2f4c6ab4268.jpg?v=1638495220","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250039897","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}