Lincoln and Grace

Lincoln and Grace Why Abraham Lincoln Grew a Beard

Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell really liked presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, but she thought he was missing one thing: a beard! So she wrote him a letter to tell him just that. One beard and one election later, Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States of America. This is the story of how one little letter and one little girl changed history.
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Danielle Raymond @idkmydude
4 stars
Dec 10, 2025