World's Greatest Biographies : Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison

Contains biographies of 3 prominent people. (1) Donald's bio. of Pres. Lincoln shows that Lincoln was a vital, energetic young man who spent his life as a flesh-&-blood politician. Shows the way Lincoln surmounted his own limitations to preserve the Union & emancipate the slaves. (2) Here is a less familiar Winston Churchill -- the soldier fighting in India & Africa at the end of the colonial era; the war correspondent captured during the Boer War. Here, in his own words, is a look at the early life of one of the 20th cent. pivotal figures. (3) From his childhood adventures as a newsboy on the rails, to his struggles to improve the science of telegraphy, to his transformative later inventions, Edison's life was an Amer. saga whose impact is almost incalculable. Illus.Donald, David Herbert is the author of 'World's Greatest Biographies : Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756793166 and ISBN 0756793165.