Download or read book The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln written by Don Nardo and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War are forever linked. The bloody conflict began in 1861, the year Lincoln was elected president. It ended in 1865, the year he was struck down by an assassin s bullet. During those years the admired and despised 16th president served as a brilliant commander in chief, ultimately keeping the nation together and freeing thousands of its enslaved people."