PATRIOTIC AMERICAN STORIES

Although intended for young readers, the story about Abraham Lincoln, written by Winston Churchill, in which a Rebel woman pleads the case of her spying cousin to Lincoln, demonstrates the qualities that made him one of our greatest presidents. It's not a common tale; every American would enjoy it. Each selection is prefaced with a poem, and we travel from “cherry tree stories,” to Davy Crockett’s last stand at the Alamo, and finally we meet Lee just before the Battle of Gettysburg. Languishing in the stilted language of the times, Patrick Cullen measure his cadence to produce a compendium that is entertaining and instructive, without being overwhelming. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 03]