From the impoverished childhood of Lincoln to his days as a young prairie lawyer and budding politician, through his unlikely election to the presidency and his assassination only five days after the end of the Civil War, "Abraham Lincoln" offers insights into the man consistently ranked by historians and the American people as the country's greatest president. The lesser-known aspects of Lincoln's life and leadership are brought to life through live-action scenes where his humility, empathy, resilience, ambition, political acumen, and humor are on full display.