On my list of presidents I admire is Abraham Lincoln; I think he’s on everyone’s list, though, so that’s not all that remarkable. As an odd factoid, there was a photographer who got a rare photo of soon-to-be President Lincoln shortly before he headed to Washington. He printed dozens, maybe even a few hundred prints of that picture, thinking he had made his fortune. This factoid is partially the basis of this US history lesson.
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Unfortunately for him, President Lincoln had since grown a beard, and no one believed it was him. So he was not able to sell all of the pictures he had printed.
And in writing this, I have now just spent 15 minutes trying to find something to back me up on this story. I’ve found the picture taken, right after he had won, but nothing with the story….
Quick History lesson
Well, this is the story of the little girl who inspired him to grow that beard, “Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers
Writing assignment: Write Presidential Candidate Lincoln a letter of advice
In the middle of reading that story, we had to stop and write our own letter to Mister Lincoln.
What would you suggest Mister Lincoln do to get people to vote for him?
Each of the kids took time to write their own answers.
I loved Princess’ answer:
Dear President Lincoln,
I think you should smile more, then people would vote for you.
love, Princess.
Seriously adorable, not just my cute little girl, the book is too.
After everyone had taken the time to write their answers, we took time to read everyone’s letters, and then we finished the book.
So what advice would you have given then presidential candidate Lincoln?
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