Letters from Vinnie

by Maureen Stack Sappey

A perceptive, thoughtful teenager lives through the events of America’s Civil War as she develops her own remarkable career. Vinnie Ream was a real person who sculpted the statue of Abraham Lincoln that stands in the U.S. Capitol today.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Civil War

256 pages, Hardcover

First published August 8, 1995

Reviews

[Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this book was awesome. This is the girl who sculpted the statue of Lincoln that stands in the Rotunda in Washington.

[Kristina k · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book. Very well written with a great plot.

[Isabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant addition to every student's bookshelf. Home educators and dedicated parents-- this is one worth investing in!

[Elizabeth Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

An astonishing story of a teenage artist whose extraordinary talent gained her permission to sculpt the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, as he worked in the Oval Office.

The book is written inside a realistic portrayal of life in 1800s Washington DC, where I could feel Abraham Lincoln's humility and devotion. Following Lincoln's assassination, in the midst of political turmoil, 18-year-old Vinnie Ream earned a Congressional commission too create the life-size sculpture of Lincoln that stands in the Capitol rotunda to this day.