An Abraham Lincoln Tribute: Featuring Woodcuts by Charles Turzak

Marc Notes:
Originally published under title: Abraham Lincoln: biography in woodcuts. Chicago: C. Turzak, 1933.;Includes bibliographical references.

Biographical Note:
A graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Turzak worked for a variety of New Deal programs during the Depression, including a WPA-sponsored woodcut series, The History of Illinois. For his graphic art biography of Lincoln, Turzak cut the woodblocks and printed pages in full view of the public at the 1933 Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair.

Table of Contents:
Frontispiece
Preface
Introduction
"Let us have faith ..."
Birth Cabin in the Woods
The Lincoln Family
A Simple Beginning
Moving to Indiana
Grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Indiana Home
Splitting Rails
Borrowing a Book
Moving to Illinois
Abe at Twenty-one
Down the Mississippi
Slaves in New Orleans
Berry-Lincoln Store
Honest Abe
Lincoln Wrestling Jack Armstrong
Abe and Ann
Ann Rutledge's Grave
The Dual Personality
Lincoln the Lawyer
Making the Circuit
Pleading the Case
Campaigning
Mary Todd and Lincoln
Aspirations
Slavery or Freedom
The Debate
Loyalty to a Principle
"Providence brought me the leadership of this country"
A Prayer for Unity
Deliberation
Four Dark and Deliberate Years
The Gettysburg Address
At the Theatre
The Assassination
"And now he belongs to the ages"
Supplementary Letters and Speeches

Publisher Marketing:
From a humble backwoods cabin to the highest office in the land, this graphic art biography chronicles Abraham Lincoln's path from obscurity to immortality. Its thirty-six striking woodcuts, each accompanied by a brief caption, depict scenes from the life of the sixteenth president. Original and imaginative in their stark beauty, these images offer fresh perspectives on the familiar tale of Lincoln's progress from rail-splitter and self-taught prairie lawyer to his role as the Great Emancipator and preserver of the Union.
This new edition of Charles Turzak's remarkable book is presented in commemoration of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth. In addition to a new preface and introduction, it features an appendix with several of Lincoln's famous speeches, letters, and quotations. A keepsake treasure for Civil War buffs and historians, this unique expression of American culture will inspire readers of all ages.