The film chronicles the early life of Abraham Lincoln, born in 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. It highlights his family's struggles during their westward migration, including the death of his mother ...

Jonathan White is a professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University and an author. Historians and the general public regularly rank Abraham Lincoln as America’s greatest president.

The short and simple annals of the poor -- Young man on his own -- Frontier legislator: his love affairs -- Courtship and marriage -- Lawyer-politician -- The gentleman from Illinois -- Echoes of ...