Step inside the deeply, violently divided United States and meet the one man desperately tasked with holding it all together. Abraham Lincoln is often strictly remembered as a towering marble monument, but he was once a struggling, folksy prairie lawyer who loved telling funny jokes and frequently wrestled with deep, overwhelming sadness. You will closely trace his incredible political rise from a simple log cabin to the presidency, just as the nation violently tears itself apart. This vivid, highly engaging biography cuts straight through the historical myths to show you the authentic, real Lincoln. You will personally witness the agonizing, heavy decisions he made as commander-in-chief and his unyielding, historic push to permanently end slavery. Accompanied by incredible, revealing historic photographs, it is a close-up look at a brilliant, highly flawed, and profoundly compassionate leader who paid the ultimate price.