A scrapbook format ingeniously presents the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd from childhood through death. Brief snippets and full-page entries recounting moments small and large combine to create intimate portraits of two complex individuals. The oversize volume’s exciting page designs call upon a variety of fonts, photographs, archival documents, and illustrations to supplement the written text. Fleming’s biography doesn’t shy away from the less flattering aspects of the couple, including Mary’s attempts to hide her extravagant spending on White House refurbishment, and Abraham’s inability to forge a close relationship with his son Robert. From home life to the political arena, the sixteenth president and his wife are rendered in fascinating detail, set within the landscape of the United States during a time of change and upheaval. (Age 12 and older)

The award-winning author ofBen Franklin’s AlmanacandOur Eleanorhas created an enthralling joint biography of our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln, and his complex wife—a scrapbook history that uses photographs, letters, engravings, and even cartoons, along with a fascinating text, to form an enthralling museum on the page.The Lincolnsreceived four starred reviews and won theBoston Globe–Horn BookAward for Non-Fiction, making this the perfect addition to any collection.

Here are the extraordinary lives of Abraham and Mary, from their disparate childhoods and tumultuous courtship, through the agony of the Civil War, to the loss of three of their children, and finally their own tragic deaths. Readers can find Mary’s recipe for Abraham’s favorite cake—and bake it themselves; hear what Abraham looked like as a toddler; see a photo of the Lincolns’ dog; discover that the Lincoln children kept goats at the White House; see the Emancipation Proclamation written in Lincoln’ s own hand. Perfect for reluctant readers as well as history lovers,The Lincolnsprovides a living breathing portrait of a man, a woman, and a country.