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Book Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Memorial Building

Download or read book Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Memorial Building written by Cultural Resources National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Memorial Building, designedby John Russell Pope, was constructed between1909 and 1911 by the Lincoln Farm Association. Followingdonation in 1916, the memorial was managed by theWar Department until 1933 and then acquired by the NationalPark Service in 1933. The park was designated aNational Historic Site in 1959. As the 100th anniversaryof the Memorial Building approaches, it remains in goodcondition overall. The Lincoln birthplace farm came to the attention of RobertCollier, publisher of Collier's magazine, in 1904, whenhe read a newspaper article describing its neglected condition.When the farm was placed at public sale in August1905, Collier sent Richard Lloyd Jones, Collier's editor, topurchased the 110-acre property. In the February 10,1906, issue of Collier's, Jones presented the plans ofthe newly-formed Lincoln Farm Association, whose Boardof Trustees included a number of notable Americans suchas Samuel Gompers, William H. Taft, Samuel Clemens,William Jennings Bryan; James Cardinal Gibbons,Archbishopof Baltimore; Ida Tarbell; and others. With headquartersin New York City, the association proposed to"make of Lincoln's humble birthplace a national shrine,and on the one hundredth anniversary of his birth todedicate it to the American people as the abiding symbolof the opportunity with which democracy endows itsmen." The plans called for acquisition of the original birthcabin, cleaning and protection of the old spring, erectionof a monument to Lincoln, construction of a historicalmuseum, and better maintenance of the farm. This book tells the story of the this park.

Book Lincoln Cabin Historic Structure Report

Download or read book Lincoln Cabin Historic Structure Report written by National Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1911, a grand Memorial Building was constructed near Hodgenville, Kentucky, at the site of Sinking Spring Farm, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. The building and 110 acres were donated to the Federal Government in 1916, forming Abraham Lincoln National Park; in 1939 the National Park Service became steward of the park. The park was renamed Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in 1959.

Book Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Unit Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

Download or read book Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Unit Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site written by Lucy Lawliss and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Unit, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site: Cultural Landscape Report Construction shot showing agricultural setting of the site, c. 1910. Memorial Building and Stairway, 1924. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site General Management Plan

Download or read book Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site General Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Abraham Lincoln

Download or read book Abraham Lincoln written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Abe Lincoln

Download or read book Abe Lincoln written by Kay Winters and published by Aladdin. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the early life of Abraham Lincoln in this picture book biography that Kirkus Reviews calls “a moving tribute to the power of books and words.” In a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced letters in sand, snow, and dust. He borrowed books and walked miles to bring them back. When he grew up, he became the sixteenth president of the United States. His name was Abraham Lincoln. He loved books. They changed his life. He changed the world.

Book Abraham Lincoln

Download or read book Abraham Lincoln written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. ed. of: A commitment to honor: a unique portrait of Abraham Lincoln in his own words. Nashville, Tenn.: Rutledge Press, c2000.

Book Lincoln in American Memory

    Lincoln in American Memory

    Book Details:
  • Author : Merrill D. Peterson
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 1995-06-01
  • ISBN : 0198023049
  • Pages : 493 pages

Download or read book Lincoln in American Memory written by Merrill D. Peterson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995-06-01 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lincoln's death, like his life, was an event of epic proportions. When the president was struck down at his moment of triumph, writes Merrill Peterson, "sorrow--indescribable sorrow" swept the nation. After lying in state in Washington, Lincoln's body was carried by a special funeral train to Springfield, Illinois, stopping in major cities along the way; perhaps a million people viewed the remains as memorial orations rang out and the world chorused its sincere condolences. It was the apotheosis of the martyred President--the beginning of the transformation of a man into a mythic hero. In Lincoln in American Memory, historian Merrill Peterson provides a fascinating history of Lincoln's place in the American imagination from the hour of his death to the present. In tracing the changing image of Lincoln through time, this wide-ranging account offers insight into the evolution and struggles of American politics and society--and into the character of Lincoln himself. Westerners, Easterners, even Southerners were caught up in the idealization of the late President, reshaping his memory and laying claim to his mantle, as his widow, son, memorial builders, and memorabilia collectors fought over his visible legacy. Peterson also looks at the complex responses of blacks to the memory of Lincoln, as they moved from exultation at the end of slavery to the harsh reality of free life amid deep poverty and segregation; at more than one memorial event for the great emancipator, the author notes, blacks were excluded. He makes an engaging examination of the flood of reminiscences and biographies, from Lincoln's old law partner William H. Herndon to Carl Sandburg and beyond. Serious historians were late in coming to the topic; for decades the myth-makers sought to shape the image of the hero President to suit their own agendas. He was made a voice of prohibition, a saloon-keeper, an infidel, a devout Christian, the first Bull Moose Progressive, a military blunderer and (after the First World War) a military genius, a white supremacist (according to D.W. Griffith and other Southern admirers), and a touchstone for the civil rights movement. Through it all, Peterson traces five principal images of Lincoln: the savior of the Union, the great emancipator, man of the people, first American, and self-made man. In identifying these archetypes, he tells us much not only of Lincoln but of our own identity as a people.

Book A Collection of Views of the Lincoln Birthplace Farm

Download or read book A Collection of Views of the Lincoln Birthplace Farm written by and published by . This book was released on 190? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: