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Comparison Of Honest Abe And A Backwoods Boy

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Honest Abe and A Backwoods Boy

Abe Lincoln was an honest president, and that is what “Honest Abe”, by Barbara Radner, tells us about. Abe Lincoln was a generous human being, and that is what “A Backwoods Boy”, by Russell Freedman, tells us about. "Honest Abe" and "A Backwoods Boy” discuss how he had many character traits, however, "Honest Abe tells us about Abe's Honesty and "A Backwoods Boy" discusses how Abe was a generous, kind, caring person to his family and friends and cared for his home and his life. “Honest Abe” and “A Backwoods Boy” also describe how he was a really good president. In the first place, the traits that describe Abraham Lincoln are similar in some ways. “A Backwoods Boy” describes a little bit of how Abraham Lincoln is an honest president, and “Honest Abe” also describes how honest he was. The author of “A Backwoods Boy”, Russell Freedman, describes how Abraham Lincoln delivered mail to people and they got to know him as honest from how friendly he was to the people. The book says, “delivering mail to faraway farms, people came to know him as an honest and dependable man.” The quote describes how the books tell us that Lincoln was honest and dependable. “Honest Abe” also describes how honest Lincoln was because the title even says “Honest Abe”, so we might expect it. The article also says that Lincoln was friendly and kind, so …show more content…

“Honest Abe” talks more about Lincoln being friendly and kind. That trait is also described in the title too. It says how he was working hard to be superior to his friends. On the other hand, “A Backwoods Boy” describes how he had a great education. “Honest Abe” never says anything about Lincoln’s education, but, “A Backwoods Boy,” tells how he was a smart, hard-working kid. “A Backwoods Boy,” says that “Lincoln worked hard and read lots of books.” This describes how hard working and educated really Lincoln

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