Many pontoon boats are still two-tube watercraft, but now those tubes are sleek and bear lifting strakes and keels. A small outboard engine will move one pleasantly. Many manufacturers add a third pontoon, producing speedsters that handle like V-hull boats. As pontoon boat size and sophistication has increased, so have power options, which now include large and/or multiple outboard engines or sterndrive power plants.
Abraham Lincoln before the Presidency. James Davis. Illinois College, Jacksonville. From April of 1861 to April of 1865, President Abraham Lincoln led the United States through its terrible Civil War.During the war, Lincoln's leadership helped preserve the Union and emancipate over three million slaves.His ideas defined important goals of the war and inspired the war-weary public.braham Lincoln before the Presidency. James Davis. Illinois College, Jacksonville. From April of 1861 to April of 1865, President Abraham Lincoln led the United States through its terrible Civil War.
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. The presidency of Abraham Lincoln began on March 4, 1861, when he was inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States, and ended upon his assassination and death on April 15, 1865, 42 days into his second term. Lincoln was the first member of the recently-established Republican Party elected to the presidency. He was succeeded by Vice President Andrew Johnson. Lincoln presided over the Union victory in the American Civil War, which dominated his presidency. Lincoln took office following t