Wayne Whipple: 7 books

Lincoln’s vision as a leader was instilled in him from a young age, and the lessons he learned as a young man carried him into the White House, and into the history books, as one of America’s most commanding figures. The insights offered in this enlightening volume show the formative years of the boy who would become our 16th President.

The boy or girl who reads to-day may know more about the real Lincoln than his own children knew. The greatest President's son, Robert Lincoln, discussing a certain incident in their life in the White House, remarked to the writer, with a smile full of meaning: "I believe you know more about...

STUDENTS They've got a splendid broadcasting station at the Tech, Bill. I know it; hence my general exuberance. And if we don't get at it once in a while, it'll be because we can't break in. What do you want to shout into it first off? Why, I thought you knew, Gus. I've got it all fixed, date and time,...

The Story of the  Liberty Bell is a classic history of the famous Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.

THE CRONIES Come along, Bill; we'll have to get there, or we won't hear the first of it. Mr. Gray said it would begin promptly at three. I'm doing my best, Gus. This crutch – – I know. Climb aboard, old scout, and we'll go along faster. The first speaker, a lad of fifteen, large for his age, fair-haired,...

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams.Lincoln’s vision as a leader was instilled in him from a young...