Abraham Lincoln Civil War Stories: Second Edition by Joe Wheeler

Abraham Lincoln Civil War Stories: Second Edition by Joe Wheeler

This new edition of this classic collection of stories about Abraham Lincoln includes rewritten introductions to each story that draw relevancies and lessons from this great man of leadership and apply them to the political climate of today.

Each story in this rare and beautiful heirloom collection reveals the servant heart of President Lincoln, his dedication to the people who served him, and his homespun humor and wisdom. These are the stories that build character and inspire conviction in those who read and hear them. Gathered for the very purpose of being passed from generation to generation, these delightful stories will become favorites of adults and children alike--as parents and grandparents read them again and again to their children and grandchildren. Collected over a lifetime from old magazines and publications--most published between the 1880s and the 1950s--these stories tell of the personal life of Lincoln, his tumultuous years during the Civil War, and the impact he had on the people who met him.

Joe Wheeler was born in the Napa Valley, a fifth generation Californian. When he was eight, his family moved to Latin America as missionaries, thus he grew up bilingual with a deep appreciation of the Hispanic culture. His mother (both a trained teacher and public stage performer) home-schooled him for 14 of the first 16 years of his life. His mother it was who so filled him with a love of stories and poetry that he later went on to earn a Bachelors and Masters in History from Pacific Union College, a Masters in English from Sacramento State University, and the Ph. D. in English (History of Ideas emphasis) from Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Wheeler is considered to be the world's foremost authority on the life and times of frontier writer, Zane Grey. He published Zane Grey's West (a fanzine) from 1979 to 1991, and co-founded the international Zane Grey's West Society in 1983; he continues to serve as its executive director. A teacher by profession, he has chaired college departments of English and Communication in three states.

Author/Editor/Compiler of 70 books by eleven publishing houses, he is considered to be one of America's leading anthologizers of stories. He has also served as a director of cultural affairs, director of an adult degree program, director of concert stage and classic film series, United Way administrator, president of a Texas school district board of trustees, Kiwanis president, and Senior Fellow for western studies for the Center for the New West in Denver.

In spite of all these roles and involvements, he considers his greatest honor to be Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family designating him, America's Keeper of the Story. Today, he lives in Conifer, Colorado with his wife, Connie. They have two children, Greg and Michelle, and two grandsons.

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ISBN 13	9781476702902
ISBN 10	147670290X
Title	Abraham Lincoln Civil War Stories: Second Edition
Author	Joe Wheeler
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Howard Books
Year published	2017-11-07
Number of pages	400
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.