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Abe & Fido : Lincoln's love of animals and the touching story of his favorite canine companion / Matthew Algeo.

by Algeo, Matthew.

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Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2015.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Fido (Dog), 1855-1866.

Presidents' pets -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Dogs -- United States -- Biography.

Human-animal relationships -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

x, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Preface -- 1855 -- 1856 -- 1857 -- 1858-59 -- 1860-61 -- 1861-66.

In early 1861, as he prepared to leave his home in Springfield, Illinois, to move into the White House, Abraham Lincoln faced many momentous tasks, but none he dreaded more than telling his two youngest sons, Willie and Tad, that the family's beloved pet dog, Fido, would not be accompanying them to Washington. Lincoln, who had adopted Fido about five years earlier, was afraid the skittish dog wouldn't survive the long rail journey, so he decided to leave the mutt behind with friends in Springfield. Abe & Fido tells the story of two friends, an unlikely tandem who each became famous and died prematurely. It also explores the everyday life of Springfield in the years leading up to the Civil War, as well as Lincoln's sometimes radical views on animal welfare, and how they shaped his life and his presidency. It's the story of a master and his dog, living through historic, tumultuous times.

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