"Abe Lincoln in Illinois"

Tall, funny, awkward and humble. Circumstances made him a leader. Character made him a hero.

Before he was our 16th President; before the iconic beard; before the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation or the Gettysburg Address, he was simply Abe. He grew up with this country, felt its pain and its promise, though he nearly refused to participate in it. This epic story spans twenty years of Lincoln’s early manhood, when he forged his conscience, and fought his destiny. Each decision, every path chosen, would alter the fate of our great nation. Sherwood’s glimpse into Lincoln’s tragic first love, his fear of his own ambition and a hunger for life beyond his cabin add to the critical stakes unfolding before an ordinary — destined to become legendary — man.