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Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship

Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship

by Russell Freedman

Publisher: Clarion, 2012
Pages: 119
ISBN: 9780547385624

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 973 Freedman

Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield (Medical Fiascoes Series)

Ambushed! The Assassination Plot Against President Garfield (Medical Fiascoes Series)

by Gail Jarrow

Publishers: Calkins Creek, Boyds Mills & Kane, 2021
Pages: 235
ISBN: 9781684378142

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 11 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 973 Jarrow

A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar

A Big Cheese for the White House: The True Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar

by Candace Fleming
Illustrated by S. D. Schindler

Publishers: Melanie Kroupa Books, DK Ink, 1999
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0789425734

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-9

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Fleming

Dear Mr. Washington

Dear Mr. Washington

by Lynn Cullen
Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter

Publisher: Dial, 2015
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780803730380

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-9

CCBC Location: Picture Book, Cullen

Eleanor, Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor, Quiet No More: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt

by Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by Gary Kelley

Publishers: Disney, Hyperion, 2009
Pages: 40
ISBN: 9780786851416

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-12

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Roosevelt

Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty

Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty

by Tonya Bolden

Publisher: Abrams, 2013
Pages: 120
ISBN: 9781419703904

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 13 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 973 Bolden

The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln

The Eye That Never Sleeps: How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln

by Marissa Moss
Illustrated by Jeremy Holmes

Publisher: Abrams, 2018
Pages: 47
ISBN: 9781419730641

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-11

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 363 Moss

Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

by Steve Sheinkin

Publisher: Roaring Brook, 2021
Pages: 342
ISBN: 9781250149015

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 12 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 972 Sheinkin

Frederick Douglass: A Noble Life

Frederick Douglass: A Noble Life

by David A. Adler

Publisher: Holiday House, 2010
Pages: 138
ISBN: 9780823420568

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Douglass

George Washington's Birthday: A Mostly True Tale

George Washington's Birthday: A Mostly True Tale

by Margaret McNamara
Illustrated by Barry Blitt

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade, 2012
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780375844997

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 6-10

CCBC Location: Picture Book, McNamara