Lincoln in Caricature

"Lincoln in Caricature" by Rufus Rockwell Wilson is a collection that shows Abraham Lincoln's journey through political cartoons from when he was president during the Civil War. The book gives us a look at how people saw Lincoln and what they thought about what he did as president, with images from magazines like "Harper's Weekly" and "Vanity Fair". These cartoons cover important moments such as when he was elected, the struggles of the Civil War, and when slavery was ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The illustrations are put in order by date and have descriptions that help us get a better understanding of how Lincoln was seen at the time, showing him both as a respected leader and sometimes as someone made fun of during a very important and difficult period in the country's history.