My Best Friend, Abe Lincoln: A Tale of Two Boys From Indiana

Robert L Bloch

ISBN 10: 1601310749 / ISBN 13: 9781601310743

Published by Castlebridge, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Best Friend, Abe Lincoln: A Tale of Two Boys From Indiana
• Publisher: Castlebridge
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1601310749
• ISBN 13: 9781601310743
• Binding: hardcover
• Illustrator: John W Ewing
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The illustrator of this children's book was an animation artist at Disney Studios in Burbank during the 1950's and 60's where he helped craft classic feature films, including Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and The Jungle Book.

"The book is the perfect introduction to American history for young children, and great storytelling.  The illustrations, by a former animation artist at the Walt Disney Studios, bring this story to life."     -Todd Rutherford         

In 1820, Sam Harding and Abe Lincoln forged a strong friendship, based on their love of learning and of the outdoors. This timeless story is about the special bond between two boys, the experiences they shared growing up in early America, and how one of the boys eventually became the sixteenth President of the United States.

About the Author

Robert L. Bloch is program officer of the H&R Block Foundation, and treasurer and director of the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation.  His father, Henry Bloch, cofounded H&R Block in 1955.  The author's great-great grandfather was one of fifty-two Leavenworth merchants and businessmen who signed a letter written by Mark Delahay requesting Abraham Lincoln visit Leavenworth, Kansas.  Lincoln obliged by traveling there to give his first campaign speech in December, 1859.  Bloch lives in Mission Hills, Kansas.

John W. Ewing joined the team at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, where he helped craft classic feature films, including Sleeping Beauty, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, and 1961's Oscar-nominated  Aquamania.