Download or read book Elephants for Mr Lincoln written by William F. Strobridge and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of American merchants, diplomats, and missionaries in Southeast Asia prior to and during the US Civil War. American relations in Southeast Asia had begun in the prewar years with the work of these individuals and--with subtle variations in duty--would continue throughout the war years. During those years, trade on US vessels had plummeted due to high Union tariffs and fear of Confederate raiders in Asian waters. On the diplomatic front, the turnover rate for consular agents was high, and they lacked naval support from the East Asian Squadron. In contrast, American missionaries in Burma and Thailand--who still served despite reduced budgets, food shortages and ill health--provided a crucial bridge to America. In fact, by making steady achievements in education, medicine, and publishing, the American missionaries, who transcended regional and global differences in Siam and Burma, were the key to closing the knowledge gap, promoting good will, and representing the US abroad. Within these pages, readers can find myriad accounts of American relations with Southeast Asia. Everything is contained in this book: from the King of Siam's letter to President Lincoln offering white elephants to aid the Union (unfortunately, the letter didn't arrive until after the war had ended) to the recounting of Paul Revere's daughter, the wife of a merchant consul in Singapore, of how she rang the bell made by her father to remind sailors of the nightly curfew to former President Ulysses S. Grant's world tour in 1870 during which he promised to improve diplomatic ties with Siam. These accounts of commerce, treaties, and mission work are a testament to the enduring human spirit, enterprise, and pragmatic attitude of these early pioneers of American Diplomacy.
Download or read book Dear Mr President written by Dwight Young and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected letters to presidents with contextual commentary.
Download or read book The Every day Life of Abraham Lincoln Volume 2 of 3 EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition written by Francis Fisher Browne and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1897 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Every day Life of Abraham Lincoln Volume 2 of 2 EasyRead Large Bold Edition written by Francis Fisher Browne and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2008-11-05 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books for All Kinds of Readers. ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyRead are optimized by increasing the font size and spacing between the words and the letters. We partner with leading publishers around the globe. Our goal is to have accessible editions simultaneously released with publishers' new books so that all readers can have access to the books they want to read. To find more books in your format visit www.readhowyouwant.com
Download or read book Strictly No Elephants written by Lisa Mantchev and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." --The New York Times Book Review "Sweet and affirming." --Kirkus Reviews When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution--one that involves all kinds of unusual animals in this sweet and adorable picture book. Today is Pet Club day. There will be cats and dogs and fish, but strictly no elephants are allowed. The Pet Club doesn't understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. Now it is time for a boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend. Imaginative and lyrical, this sweet story captures the magic of friendship and the joy of having a pet.
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln The Complete Seven Volume Edition written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 2875 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited seven-volume edition explores in full detail the life and work of Abraham Lincoln. The collection contains complete writings of Abraham Lincoln from 1832 to 1865, as well as all of his speeches (including complete political debate with Stephen Douglas). This exceptional collection is enriched with an introduction written by Theodore Roosevelt and three different Lincoln's biographies by Carl Schurz, Joseph Choate and Francis F. Browne. Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through the Civil War, its bloodiest war, and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the country and abolished slavery. He had also strengthened the federal government and modernized the American economy. Content: Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln, Biography by Carl Shurz Abraham Lincoln, Biography by Joseph H. Choate The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln by Francis F. Browne Volume 1: The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1843 Volume 2: The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, 1843-1858 Volume 3: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates I Volume 4: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates II Volume 5: The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, 1858-1862 Volume 6: The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, 1862-1863 Volume 7: The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, 1863-1865
Download or read book The Every day Life of Abraham Lincoln Volume 2 of 3 EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Every Day Life of Abraham Lincoln written by Francis F. Browne and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings Lincoln the man, not Lincoln the tradition, very near to us. The great events of Lincoln's life, and impressions of his character, are given in the actual words of those who knew him - his friends, his neighbors and daily associates - rather than condensed and remolded into other forms.
Download or read book Life of Abraham Lincoln written by Francis F. Browne and published by 谷月社. This book was released on 2015-10-31 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At this time Kentucky was included within the limits and jurisdiction of Virginia. In 1775 Daniel Boone had built a fort at Boonesborough, on the Kentucky river, and it was not far from this site that Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln's grandfather, located his claim and put up a rude log hut for the shelter of his family. The pioneers of Kentucky cleared small spaces and erected their humble dwellings. They had to contend not only with the wild forces of nature, and to defend themselves from the beasts of the forest,—more to be feared than either were the hostile Indians. The settlers were filled with terror of these stealthy foes. At home and abroad they kept their guns ready for instant use both night and day. Many a hard battle was fought between the Indian and the pioneer. Many an unguarded woodsman was shot down without warning while busy about his necessary work. 3Among these was Abraham Lincoln. The story of his death is related by Mr. I.N. Arnold. "Thomas Lincoln was with his father in the field when the savages suddenly fell upon them. Mordecai and Josiah, his elder brothers, were near by in the forest. Mordecai, startled by a shot, saw his father fall, and running to the cabin seized the loaded rifle, rushed to one of the loop-holes cut through the logs of the cabin, and saw the Indian who had fired. He had just caught the boy, Thomas, and was running toward the forest. Pointing the rifle through the logs and aiming at a medal on the breast of the Indian, Mordecai fired. The Indian fell, and springing to his feet the boy ran to the open arms of his mother at the cabin door. Meanwhile Josiah, who had run to the fort for aid, returned with a party of settlers. The bodies of Abraham Lincoln and the Indian who had been killed were brought in. From this time forth Mordecai Lincoln was the mortal enemy of the Indian, and it is said that he sacrificed many in revenge for the murder of his father."...
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln Illustrated written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 6137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln served from 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He led the nation through its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. Lincoln preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government and helped to modernise the American economy. His surviving speeches, letters, essays and addresses continue to stir admiration and reverence due to an ineffable charm of expression, revealing his unique eloquence as a spokesman for democracy. This comprehensive eBook presents Lincoln’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Lincoln’s life and works * All of the speeches, essays and addresses, with individual contents tables * Features ‘The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln’ based on the seminal Constitutional Edition, edited by Arthur Brooks Lapsley * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the Speeches, Letters and Addresses * Easily locate the works you want to read * Includes a section of ‘Posthumous Publications’, with important books preserving Lincoln’s memorable and witty sayings * Special section of ‘Tributes and Appraisals’, with 14 essays evaluating Lincoln’s great achievements * Features no less than 11 biographies – discover Lincoln’s incredible life * Includes the first ever biography of the president, penned by John Locke Scripps in 1860, appearing here for the time in digital publishing * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln Volume 1: 1832-1843 Volume 2: 1843-1858 Volume 3: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Part I Volume 4: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Part II Volume 5: 1858-1862 Volume 6: 1862-1863 Volume 7: 1863-1865 Index of Speeches, Letters and Addresses List of Texts in Chronological Order List of Texts in Alphabetical Order Posthumous Publications Lincolniana (1864) by Andrew Adderup A Legacy of Fun (1865) Lincoln’s Yarns and Stories (1901) by Alexander K. McClure The Lincoln Year Book (1907) Discoveries and Inventions (1915) The Life and Public Service of General Zachary Taylor (1922) The Tributes and Appraisals Abraham Lincoln (1865) by James Russell Lowell Abraham Lincoln (1868) by Harriet Beecher Stowe Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln (1876) by Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln (1879) by Rossiter Johnson O Captain, My Captain (1882) by Walt Whitman Abraham Lincoln: An Essay (1891) by Carl Schurz Abraham Lincoln: Was He a Christian? (1893) by John E. Remsburg Abraham Lincoln (1900) by Robert G. Ingersoll The Perfect Tribute (1908) by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews Lincoln’s Use of the Bible (1909) by S. Trevena Jackson Tolstoy on Lincoln (1909) by Leo Tolstoy Abraham Lincoln’s Cardinal Traits (1914) by C. S. Beardslee Abraham Lincoln (1914) by Eleanor Atkinson Abraham Lincoln (1922) by H. L. Mencken The Biographies The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1860) by John Locke Scripps The Life, Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth (1865) by George Alfred Townsend The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1866) by Josiah Gilbert Holland The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1872) by Ward H. Lamon and Chauncey Black Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition of Slavery in the United States (1879) by Charles Godfrey Leland The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln (1886) by Francis F. Browne Abraham Lincoln (1889) by William H. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik Recollections of Abraham Lincoln (1895) by Ward Hill Lamon The Life of Abraham Lincoln (1901) by Henry Ketcham Abraham Lincoln (1909) by George Haven Putnam Abraham Lincoln (1911) by John George Nicolay and Charles Crawford Whinery Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
Download or read book Mr Lincoln s T Mails written by Tom Wheeler and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “intriguing” look at the sixteenth president’s telegraph usage during the Civil War “revisits a familiar hero, but does so from an utterly new perspective” (Ken Burns). The Civil War was the first “modern war.” Because of rapid changes in American society, Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided United States during a period of technological and social revolution. Among the many modern marvels that gave the North an advantage was the telegraph, which Lincoln used to stay connected to the forces in the field in almost real time. No leader in history had ever possessed such a powerful tool to gain control over a fractious situation. An eager student of technology, Lincoln (the only president to hold a patent) had to learn to use the power of electronic messages. Without precedent to guide him, Lincoln began by reading the telegraph traffic among his generals. Then he used the telegraph to supplement his preferred form of communication—meetings and letters. He did not replace those face-to-face interactions. Through this experience, Lincoln crafted the best way to guide, reprimand, praise, reward, and encourage his commanders in the field. Written by a former FCC chairman, Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails tells a big story within a small compass—both an elegant work of history and a timeless lesson in leadership. By paying close attention to Lincoln’s “lightning messages,” we see a great leader adapt to a new medium. No reader of this work of history will be able to miss the contemporary parallels. Watching Lincoln carefully word his messages—and follow up on those words with the right actions—offers a striking example for those who spend their days tapping out notes on their various devices. “Mr. Lincoln’s T-Mails shines. . . . an accessible jaunt through this formative American event.” —USA Today “Wheeler shows a Lincoln groping for a best-use of new technology and learning the limitations of the ‘killer app.’”—Booklist “Altogether captivating.” —Harold Holzer, author of Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
Download or read book The Every day Life of Abraham Lincoln Civil War Classics written by Francis Fisher Browne and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era: stories told by the men and women who led, who fought, and who lived in an America that had come apart at the seams. A time and place as complex as Civil War America needed a leader as complex as Abraham Lincoln. These stories reveal new depths of our 16th President as a family man, a statesman, and a leader.
Download or read book East Asia and Pacific Area written by Foreign Affairs Research Documentation Center and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book LINCOLN Complete 7 Volume Edition Biographies Speeches and Debates Civil War Telegrams Letters Presidential Orders Proclamations written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 2879 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of the 'LINCOLN Complete 7 Volume Edition' lies a splendid assortment of biographies, speeches and debates, Civil War telegrams, letters, presidential orders, and proclamations that together offer a panoramic view of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. This collection, through its diversity of literary stylesfrom the epistolary to the rhetoricalprovides an unparalleled glimpse into the historical and cultural milieu of the United States during its most tumultuous period. The works included stand out not only for their historical significance but also for their contributions to the literary landscape of America, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of Lincoln's multi-faceted persona and leadership during the Civil War. The assembled writersTheodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln himself, Carl Schurz, Francis F. Browne, and Joseph Choatebring a rich tapestry of perspectives to this collection. Their backgrounds, ranging from presidential to ambassadorial, offer a multi-dimensional view of Lincoln's policy and personality, further enriched by their direct or historical engagement with his presidency. This anthology aligns with both the American literary tradition and historical narrative, providing a scholarly exploration of Lincolns enduring impact on American society and governance. The 'LINCOLN Complete 7 Volume Edition' is an essential read for anybody with an interest in American history, politics, and literature. By presenting an array of literary forms and perspectives, this collection not only commemorates Lincoln's legacy but also encourages a deeper scholarly engagement with the texts. Readers are invited to explore the breadth of insight and the diverse narratives that this anthology presents, making it a valuable resource for understanding the complexities of one of America's most pivotal eras and one of its most revered leaders.
Download or read book Elephants Over The Bridge written by Helen Medley and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, a child is told a story they remember all their life. The tale helps them cope with the storms faced in life. Ernestine Beckwith used the story her mother told her one stormy night to help her through the chaos and trials of growing up in a frontier town during the Civil War.
Download or read book To the Elephant Graveyard written by Tarquin Hall and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Introduces us to the darker side of the Asian elephant. It is more of a thriller than a straightforward travel book . . . insightful and sensitive.” —Literary Review On India’s northeast frontier, a killer elephant is on the rampage, stalking Assam’s paddy fields and murdering dozens of farmers. Local forestry officials, powerless to stop the elephant, call in one of India’s last licensed elephant hunters and issue a warrant for the rogue’s destruction. Reading about the ensuing hunt in a Delhi newspaper, journalist Tarquin Hall flies to Assam to investigate. To the Elephant Graveyard is the compelling account of the search for a killer elephant in the northeast corner of India, and a vivid portrait of the Khasi tribe, who live intimately with the elephants. Though it seems a world of peaceful coexistence between man and beast, Hall begins to see that the elephants are suffering, having lost their natural habitat to the destruction of the forests and modernization. Hungry, confused, and with little forest left to hide in, herds of elephants are slowly adapting to domestication, but many are resolute and furious. Often spellbinding with excitement, like “a page-turning detective tale” (Publishers Weekly), To the Elephant Graveyard is also intimate and moving, as Hall magnificently takes us on a journey to a place whose ancient ways are fast disappearing with the ever-shrinking forest. “Hall is to be congratulated on writing a book that promises humor and adventure, and delivers both.” —The Spectator “Travel writing that wonderfully hits on all cylinders.” —Booklist “A wonderful book that should become a classic.” —Daily Mail
