Download or read book Lincoln s New Salem Classic Reprint written by Benjamin Platt Thomas and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lincoln's New Salem No other portion of Lincoln's life lends itself so readily to intensive study of his environment as do his six years at New Salem. His physical surroundings have been re-created. The names and occupations of practically all of his asso ciates and something of the character of many of them are known. The village was small enough to make practicable a reasonably complete description of its people and its life. Aside from its connection with Lincoln, New Salem is important as an example of a typical American pioneer vil lage. There were hundreds like it. Some of them survived others died, as it did. It is one of the few - perhaps the only one - whose founding, growth and decline can be minutely traced. Part One of this book is devoted to the history Of New Sa lem. It tells who the inhabitants were, how they lived, how they looked on life. Since many of those most active in the village lived in outlying settlements the account is not limited to the village, but provides a picture of the whole community. Part One sets the stage, so to speak; for Part Two, in which Lincoln's activities are discussed, and the meaning of the New Salem years in his development is ap praised. Part Three explains the growth of the Lincoln legend around the site of the lost town, and the changing conception of the significance of the frontier as a factor in Lincoln's life. It explains how New Salem came to be re stored, the manner in which the facts about the old cabins were secured, how the furnishings were acquired, and the problems that had to be solved in the restoration. 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.
Download or read book Lincoln and New Salem Classic Reprint written by Old Salem Lincoln League and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lincoln and New Salem The edition of the little pamphlet explanatory of the Objects and purposes of this League, termed by it a Prospectus of The Old Salem Lincoln League for the Restoration of New Salem, the Early Home of Abraham Lincoln, has been exhausted and it has become necessary to supply something in its place. We as sumed that the people generally' knew that New Salem was Lin; coln's Alma Mater, that he came to New Salem a friendless, over grown boy, uncouth and uneducated, with a knowledge of only the barest rudiments of reading, writing and arithmetic; that during the six-years of his residence here, his character was formed; his education completed, his name of honest Abe ac quired; the pathway his feet were to tread during his future life blazed, and his great heart broken by the loss of his first love, the one great romance and tragedy of his life. We find, however, that many of our people have been so en grossed with other matters, more personal to them, that they have failed to acquaint themselves with this phase of Lincoln's life. 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.
Download or read book New Salem a Memorial to Abraham Lincoln Classic Reprint written by State Of Illinois and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New Salem, a Memorial to Abraham Lincoln This descriptive booklet and catalog has been published by the State of Illinois for a twofold purpose; to acquaint visitors with the village and its restoration, and in recognition of those who so generously donated their cherished relics. 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.
Download or read book Illinois New Salem written by Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illinois, New Salem: Post Office; Excerpts From Newspapers and Other Sources All eyes of the nation will focus on New Salem state park today as the 1313t birthday anniversary of Abraham Lincoln is celebrated throughout the country. At the New Salem state park shrine to the Civil war president, one of Illinois' oldest and yet the newest postoffices will be dedicated by Postmaster General James A. Farley. 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.
Download or read book ABRAHAM LINCOLN FROM NEW SALEM written by LINCOLN STATUE. COMMISSION and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Salem as I Knew It Classic Reprint written by Ida L. Bale and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New Salem as I Knew It The different names applied to Abraham Lincoln's old home near Petersburg, Illinois have been very confusing to strangers, but New Salem and Old Salem designate the same place at a different period of time. Probably the proper appellation was used by Wm. E. Barton who called the place Old (new) Salem, but common usage would never accept such a seeming incongruity, ' New Salem was the village that stood about ten years, then disappeared. Later the name Old Salem came to be used naturally and by common consent to designate the site of the old vil lage and vicinity. It has been known by this name for al most ninety years, extending between the two periods - the disappearing and the restoring of the village. 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.
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln and His Books Classic Reprint written by William E. Barton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln and His Books As to the list of books which Lincoln read while still a lad in Indiana, the statement which he made to Leonard Swett is probably no great exaggeration, that he borrowed and read every book he could learn about within a circuit of fifty miles. Among those borrowed volumes was a copy of the Revised Statutes of Indiana, the beginning of his reading of law. 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.
Download or read book Forever This Land written by New Salem Lincoln League and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Forever This Land!: One Hundred Twenty-First Anniversary Celebration of the Historic Beginning of Abraham Lincoln's Larger Life With His Advent at New Salem Village In a few months he tried and failed in a store partnership; involving him in a debt which took years to liquidate. 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.
Download or read book Picture Guide Book of New Salem State Park written by Fern Nance Pond and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Picture Guide Book of New Salem State Park: Lincoln's New Salem, Illinois Strangely the six years that Lincoln spent in New Salem almost completely encompass the town's brief history. The com munity was growing and thriving when Lincoln reached there in 1831, but in 1839. Just two years after he had left for Spring field to practice law and advance himself in the fascinating maze of politics the county seat was established at nearby Petersburg. Thereafter New Salem declined rapidly. The village fell into decay and neglect, but while it settled into the dust, the Lincoln legend grew. And as the image of Lincoln became brighter in the Nation's consciousness. Interest turned back to this deserted spot where he spent six formative years. The first active step toward re-creating New Salem came in 1906 when William Randolph Hearst lecturing at the Old Salem Chautauqua near Petersburg, became interested in the preser vation of the site. Bought it, and transfered it in trust to the Chautauqua Association. In 1917, the Old Salem Lincoln League was formed in Petersburg to carry on research and keep alive interest in New Salem. In 1918, with the consent of Mr. Hearst, the land was transferred to the State of Illinois. 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.
Download or read book New Salem Village written by Fern Nance Pond and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New Salem Village: Photographic Views and Brief Historical Sketch of New Salem State Park Near Petersburg, Illinois The visitor is greeted by the hostess, fittingly attired, and is graciously ushered to his choice table. Once inside, one feels he has turned back the pages of history to the early days of the nineteenth century, for here is true hospitality, coupled with a calm and quiet, found only at the Wagon Wheel of Lincoln's New Salem. While the Wagon Wheel is rustic and rugged in character, the facilities for the preparation and serving of food are of the most modern. There are four separate dining rooms, with a total seating capacity of 160 which are ideal for private parties, luncheons or banquets. The modern kitchens and pantries make it possible to render fast, efficient and quiet service. 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.
Download or read book Lincoln Related Sites written by Lincoln Financial Foundation and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lincoln-Related Sites: New Salem, Illinois, Rutledge Sites; Excerpts From Newspapers and Other Sources It was at the suggestion of Hon. Henry B. Rankin of Springfield that the funds for procuring the monument were furnished by the-descendants of pioneer families who lived in New Salem and vicinity at, or soon after, the time of the historical love romance which terminated by the death of Ann Rutledge and cast a great shadow upon Lincoln's life. The following families are represented: Rankin, ' Greene, Watkins, Spears, Colby, Houghton, Miles, Clary, Rutledge, Kirby, Armstrong, Gum and Bone. The monument is of the best grade of dark Barre granite. The inscription is by Edgar Lee Masters. Oakland is a beautiful cemetery near both. Peters burg and the New Salem Park, which is owned and cared for by the State of Illinois. 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.
Download or read book Lincoln s New Salem written by Benjamin P. Thomas and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1956, in this book Benjamin P. Thomas tells the story of the village where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. His three-part examination of the village often referred to as Lincoln’s “Alma Mater” features the founding and early history of New Salem, Lincoln’s impact on the village and its effect on him, and the story of the Lincoln legend and the reconstruction of the town. Thomas argues convincingly that New Salem was the town where Lincoln acquired faith in himself, faith in people. At 22 the future president drifted into town seeking to become a blacksmith. Thomas introduces us to the people who created New Salem and who knew, influenced, and befriended Lincoln. Thomas highlights Lincoln’s arrival, his relationships with his neighbors, his important wrestling match with Jack Armstrong, his self-education, his quiet career as an Indian fighter, his experience as a postmaster largely indifferent to postal regulations, his financial woes as a businessman, his loyal friends who often came to his aid, and his election to the legislature. This colorful history closes with a discussion of the Lincoln legend. The truth of the stories is unimportant. What matters is that the growing Lincoln legend prompted the gradual realization that New Salem was not a dismal mire from which President Lincoln had had to extricate himself but was, in fact, an energizing force. This realization led to research and finally to the restoration of New Salem, which began in 1932. “No other portion of Lincoln’s life lends itself so readily to intensive study of his environment as do his six years at New Salem.”—Benjamin P. Thomas, Foreword
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln Before 1860 written by Lincoln Financial Foundation and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln Before 1860: Six Years at New Salem, Illinois, 1831-1837; Excerpts From Newspapers and Other Sources; From the Files of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection Lincoln League of Petersburg, plan to dedicate the re-built refurnished Rutledge Tavern at New Salem. An important feature of the day, as now being planned, is a Rutledge Family Reunion. 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.
Download or read book Lincoln Lives Classic Reprint written by Margaret J. O'Connell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lincoln Lives The ride to the restored village Of New Salem was spent trying to revamp our physical forces, for I was certain that. This would be one of the high spots Of the trip. Lincoln lived in New Salem from 1831 to 1837. He arrived at the little vil lage an aimless youth Of twenty-two. He left it a self-educated man with an ambition to make his life worth while and with a compassionate understanding Of the common man. New Salem, a typical American pioneer village, having fulfilled its destiny sank into Oblivion, and by 1840 it ceased to exist. 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.
Download or read book Abraham Lincoln Miss Ann Rutledge New Salem Pioneering and the Poem written by William Henry Herndon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Abraham Lincoln, Miss. Ann Rutledge, New Salem, Pioneering and the Poem: A Lecture Delivered in the Old Sangamon Country Court House, November, 1866 William H. Herndon had curiously announced his lecture for the evening of November 16, 1866, as on Abraham Lincoln, Miss Ann Rutledge, New Salem, Pioneering, and the Poem Yet that strange title attracted only a meagre group of people to the Court House in Springfield, Illinois, to hear him interpret their friend and his late law partner, the Martyred President. He had lectured on Lincoln thrice before, and it's likely that some who heard all four lectures asked themselves in wonder what was Billy Herndon driving at? Actually this was a trial flight for the biography he purposed. Cer tainly none had opportunity to know Abraham Lin coln better, and since that sorrowful day when the body of their neighbor had lain in state in the Illi nois state house, Herndon had been visited by many an ambitious writer seeking to levy on his store of facts and memories. That had been a disillusioning experience. Already he could perceive the folk spirit of a people busy making its herointo a demi god. He could not recognize the Lincoln whom he knew in what resulted. 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.
Download or read book Illinois New Salem written by Lincoln Financial Foundation and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illinois, New Salem: New Salem Village; Excerpts From Newspapers and Other Sources Lincoln's opportunity to have a political career despite his defective education, his inability to settle into a successful vocation, and his penniless and debt-ridden economic status. The beginnings of Lincoln's career in the Illinois legislature seem to represent a triumph of personal popularity and of the American political system. That it was also a triumph of one political party over another rarely gains mention, much less careful consideration. Here inadequate documentation is not a problem. The opportunity to understand Lincoln's political career before the l85os is probably greater than for any other of America's political giants. Illinois's voters showed their preference at the polls orally, and clerks carefully marked how each citizen voted. Therefore, we know in Lincoln's case precisely - by name - who voted for him and against him. Knowledge like this is unobtainable even for twentieth-century politicians or contemporary elections. We know for sure who voted for Lincoln, something we can never know in the cases of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, or even Ronald Reagan. 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.
Download or read book Prologue to Glory written by Ellsworth Prouty Conkle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Prologue to Glory: A Play in Eight Scenes Based on the New Salem Years of Abraham Lincoln Caution: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that prologue to.glory, being fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, the British Empire, in cluding the Dominion of Canada, and all other countries of the Copyright Union, is subject to a royalty. All rights, including professional, amateur, motion pictures, recitation, public reading, radio broadcasting, and the rights of translation into foreign languages are strictly reserved. In its present form the play is dedicated to the read ing public only. All inquiries regarding this play should be addressed to Samuel French, at 25 West 45th Street, New Y ork, or at 811 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, Calif. 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.
