Download or read book Marks of Lincoln on Our Land written by Maurine Whorton Redway and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unusual book is a concise biography of Abraham Lincoln, told from a novel point of view. It describes for the first time the remarkable chain of monuments and shrines which have been erected across our country on the sites where the Civil War President lived and worked and made his extraordinary mark on our land. There are black and white pictures of all of those monuments and shrines.
Download or read book Land of Lincoln written by Andrew Ferguson and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brilliant . . . Ferguson’s guided tour of the often amusing, sometimes bizarre ways we remember Lincoln today . . . is heartening and even inspiring.” —Bill Kristol, Time Abraham Lincoln was our greatest president and perhaps the most influential American who ever lived. But what is his place in our country today? In Land of Lincoln, Andrew Ferguson packs his bags and embarks on a journey to the heart of contemporary Lincoln Nation, where he encounters a world as funny as it is poignant, and a population as devoted as it is colorful. In small-town Indiana, Ferguson drops in on the national conference of Lincoln presenters, 175 grown men who make their living (sort of) by impersonating their hero. He meets the premier collectors of Lincoln memorabilia, prized items of which include Lincoln’s chamber pot, locks of his hair, and pages from a boyhood schoolbook. He takes his wife and children on a trip across the long-defunct Lincoln Heritage Trail, a driving tour of landmarks from Lincoln’s life. This book is an entertaining, unexpected, and big-hearted celebration of Lincoln’s enduring influence on our country—and the people who help keep his spirit alive. “A hilarious, offbeat tour of Lincoln shrines, statues, cabins and museums . . . Mr. Ferguson maps it expertly, with an understated Midwestern sense of humor that Lincoln, master of the funny story, would have been the first to appreciate.” —William Grimes, The New York Times
Download or read book Building the Myth written by Waldo Warder Braden and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History Detectives Explore Lincoln s Letter Parker s Sax and Mark Twain s Watch written by Barbara Karg and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the secrets of America's past with the official companion to PBS's History Detectives Could a Civil War POW have fashioned a working camera from a tin can, a spyglass lens, and a pine plank? What can an ancient and battered banjo reveal about America's musical and segregated past? How could a man save his own life by proving that he had forged a painting? These are just a few of the intriguing and puzzling questions posed to super sleuths Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwendolyn Wright, and Tukufu Zuberi in this fascinating book. The perfect companion to the hit public television series, including an episode guide, this book is filled with intriguing case files, pictures, how-to's, and checklists that bring mysteries to life and give you the practical advice and tips you need to solve your own historical puzzles. From genealogical research to patent and property searches to DNA analysis and more, it gives you the lowdown on all of the high-tech tools that can help get to the bottom of a case. Packed with fun and useful information for the whole family, it will deepen your appreciation for the way in which seemingly ordinary objects can connect you to important people and events from the past and give you the know-how to do some history detecting of your own.
Download or read book Lincoln Herald written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the County of Lincoln from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Illustrated by a Series of Views from Drawings Taken by the Author Engraved by Rogers Shury Wallis Radclyffe Rolls Etc written by Thomas Allen and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Our Public Lands written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the County and City of York written by Royal Archaeological Institute (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The history of the county of Lincoln written by Thomas Allen and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Land of Lincoln Thy Wondrous Story written by Mark Q. Rhoads and published by Jameson Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a colorful history of the people involved for more than a century in the doings of the Illinois State Society in Washington, D.C., as well as a narrative history of politics in Illinois and America since the Society's founding in 1854.Known as Illinois'"103rd county," the Society -- Washington's oldest -- has served as a home away from home for Illinoisans of both political parties, and the nonpolitical, living and working there. The Society's many social and charitable activities have helped diminish the partisanship often prevalent in a political capital.For political history buffs, the narrative also details the major events in Springfield and Chicago -- from Lincoln and Douglas in the 1850s to Douglas, Dirksen and Daley during recent decades -- all within the context of America's national history.Heavily illustrated, with a thousand-name index, readers will also find included biographies of famous Illinoisans in the arts, science, literature, business and sports.
Download or read book A Selection of Papers Relative to the County of Lincoln written by Lincolnshire Topographical Society, Lincoln, England and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Register of John Le Romeyn Lord Archbishop of York 1286 1296 written by Catholic Church. Province of York (England). Archbishop, 1286-1296 (John Romanus) and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Register of John Le Romeyn Lord Archbishop of York 1286 1296 The registers of John Le Romeyn lord archbishop of York 1286 1296 Part II And of Henry of Newark lord archbishop of York 1296 1299 written by Catholic Church. Province of York (England). Archbishop, 1286-1296 (John Romanus) and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Calendar of the Charter Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office written by Great Britain. Public Record Office and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Calendar of the Charter Rolls Edward I Edward II A D 1300 1326 written by Great Britain. Public Record Office and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
