Author(s): Robert Burleigh,Wendell Minor
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Language: English
Date Published: 2008-08-05
Dimensions: 218.44 x 284.48 x 10.16mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: First
Illustrations: Illustrations, color; 8 Maps

When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, the country grieved for the courageous president who had guided them through the Civil War. Over the course of thirteen somber days, people paid homage as Lincoln's funeral train made its way from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois. In moving prose and stunning paintings, a young boy experiences the deep feelings evoked by the death of a major historical figure, during a time of great change in the country.