Download or read book Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Six Months at the White House written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February of 1864, Francis Carpenter left New York for the White House to fulfill a dream born of the previous year's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. With Lincoln's enthusiastic support, Carpenter would paint the now-famous life-sized portrait of the President and his Cabinet depicting the first reading of the Proclamation. For six months, Carpenter had almost daily access to Lincoln, often sketching quietly in the President's office while Lincoln worked and met with visitors. He would see Lincoln in triumph, in sorrow, in the company of important men, and meeting with common citizens. From this extraordinary access, Carpenter observed a man he came to regard as uniquely suited for the overwhelming task of guiding the nation through a war that threatened to rip it apart. He saw and appreciated Lincoln's wisdom, intellect, humanity, and wit. He came to love the man. Carpenter was able to wander freely about the White House during his time there in 1864. He chatted with visitors, family, and Cabinet members, as well as members of Congress. He saw Lincoln at his most relaxed and during times of tension. In addition to his reading of Lincoln biographies after the President's death, Carpenter was privy to many unique stories from Lincoln friends and intimates. If you're a Lincoln student, you'll recognize well-known stories but many are unique here. (Expanded, Annotated) Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
Download or read book Front Row at the White House written by Helen Thomas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White House journalist for more than five decades chronicles her work covering all of the presidents since John F. Kennedy. Shares personal reminiscences of the U.S. leaders as well as of the first ladies. Bestseller.
Download or read book Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln the Story of a Picture by F B Carpenter written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by Scholarly Pub Office Univ of. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Upstairs at the White House written by J. B. West and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America’s first families. J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—and coordinated its daily life—at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. For twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chief usher, then as chief usher, he witnessed national crises and triumphs, and interacted daily with six consecutive presidents and first ladies, as well as their parents, children and grandchildren, and houseguests—including friends, relatives, and heads of state. J. B. West, whom Jackie Kennedy called “one of the most extraordinary men I have ever met,” provides an absorbing, one-of-a-kind history of life among the first ladies. Alive with anecdotes ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt’s fascinating political strategies to Jackie Kennedy’s tragic loss and the personal struggles of Pat Nixon, Upstairs at the White House is a rich account of a slice of American history that usually remains behind closed doors.
Download or read book Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thirty Six Years in the White House written by Thomas F. Pendel and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiographical story of the White House doorkeeper from the Lincoln presidency to the administration of Theodore Roosevelt.
Download or read book Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln the Story of a Picture by F B Carpenter written by Frank Bicknell Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Download or read book Six Months at the White House W Lincoln written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir describes artist Francis Bicknell Carpenter's six month residence in the Lincoln White House and the resulting work, ""First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation."" The painting hangs today in the U.S. Capitol over the west staircase in the Senate wing.
Download or read book The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln written by Francis Carpenter and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful biography by professional painter Francis Carpenter follows the author through the White House of the Lincoln administration, where he was commissioned as an artist. Divided into chapters much like a novel, this biography gives an account of how Carpenter came to receive a coveted commission as official artist of the White House. The state dining room became his studio, and beneath a chandelier he tirelessly accomplished the artwork expected of him. The White House of Lincoln was vastly different from its modern iteration. Work was done by candlelight, and petitioners were not professional lobbyists but ordinary Americans: mothers worried sick about their sons at war, the desperate, the jobless, and the orphaned. The United States was in the throes of war and bore all the associated hardships. Perhaps most valuable of all for readers in the modern day are the conversations and observations Carpenter had with President Lincoln during his time working in the White House. The well-read President would often recite poetry and Shakespeare from memory, and recall anecdotes in conversation; although good-humored, Carpenter - as did many other acquaintances of Lincoln - noticed the President's deep seated melancholy. Published in 1866, scarcely a year after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theatre, Carpenter's was one of the first ever published biographical recollections of Abraham Lincoln's life and person. He writes with a fresh memory of the mannerisms Lincoln had in dealing with people face-to-face, how his logic and evenhanded nature defused tensions and led to solutions within and outside the White House, recalling it all with the observant nature of the painter.
Download or read book The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln Six Months at the White House written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Download or read book The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln Six Months at the White House written by F. B. (Francis Bicknell) Carpenter and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln written by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln by Francis Bicknell Carpenter, first published in 1866, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
