Abraham Lincoln

Here is a “Life Portrait” of Lincoln, complete with a photo, a biographical outline, some trivia, and all sorts of links, including some to multimedia pages, a bibliography, and to Lincoln's inaugural address.

This biography, straight from the White House, includes a portrait, a biographical essay, and a search engine.

This is the homepage of Lincoln/Net, where you'll find a biography, some multimedia, an area for teachers, and some of Lincoln's writings.

Interested in the topic of Lincoln's role in the history of slavery in the U.S.? Study this directory about the topic from Google.com and you'll get plenty of good research ideas.

How about a little detective work? In 1977 a man named Albert Kaplan bought a daguerreotype that he was convinced was an early picture of the President. Take a look and see what you think.

This is the homepage of Ford's Theatre, where as you probably know, Lincoln was assassinated. Today, it's a working theatre as well as a national historical site and museum.

Sometimes, it pays to hang onto your old writing. Read this article about the recent auction of Lincoln's last address.

Click here to visit the Library of Congress's collection of Lincoln's papers. This wonderful resource houses 20,000 documents including a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation, and you can search or browse to your heart's content.

This is the homepage of the Abraham Lincoln Association, where you'll find a searchable collection of Lincoln's works.

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous, and stirring, speeches in U.S. history. Read it here in etext in English, or in one of a couple dozen translations, including Urdu and Tagalog.