Examples of secondary sources: 1  Bibliographies. 2  Biographical works. 3  Reference books, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases. 4  Articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers after the event. 5  Literature reviews and review articles (e.g., movie reviews, book reviews) 6  History books and other popular or scholarly books.
Storyline. In 1865, as the American Civil War winds inexorably toward conclusion, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln endeavors to achieve passage of the landmark constitutional amendment which will forever ban slavery from the United States.
Abraham Lincoln is born: Feb. 12, 1809. Abraham Lincoln, who would hold the Union together through a blood-soaked Civil War as the nationâs 16th president, was born on this day in 1809 in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky. As the conflict raged more than 50 years later, Lincoln insisted that work on the U.S. Capitol Dome continue.