Despite the literally thousands of books that have been written about Abraham Lincoln, he continues to fascinate.
Detailed and user-friendly, Exploring the Land of Lincoln is the only handbook you need for the sights and stories behind the names on the map of Illinois.
This comprehensive guide provides an introduction to the Land of Lincoln, including its geography, climate, history, and culture.
After Eddie Lincoln's death in 1850, a recently arrived minister in Springfield, the Reverend James Smith, conducted the boy's funeral. Smith often visited the Lincoln home at the corner of Eighth and Jackson. Like Lincoln, Smith had ...
Mark E. Steiner ... Hiroshi, 112 127th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, 71 Oregon Constitution of 1857, 51, 53 Ottawa Free Trader, 52 National Anti-Slavery Standard, 100 Palmer, John M., 86 Paine, Thomas, 22 Pearson, Clinton D., ...
It is little wonder Lincoln kept his distance from the typical church and embraced only exceptional men of God such as Reverend Smith as friends. Clearly, he wanted a church, a spiritual home, but he found that the rules and dogmas of ...
Savior of the Union and the Great Emancipator. All these are Abraham Lincoln -- in his time America's most admired and reviled leader, and still our nation's most enigmatic and captivating hero.
The first study of Lincoln's global legacy, this book tells the unknown and remarkable story of the world-wide impact of one of America's great presidents.
Investigating everything from obscure séance transcripts and nearly forgotten newspaper articles to the most peculiar paranormal claims, Ghosts of Lincoln digs deep into the annals of history and reveals the fascinating true stories behind ...
Illinois is called ÒThe Prairie StateÓ for the vast plains that dominate its landscape.
In Lincoln and Race, Richard Striner takes on one of the most sensitive subjects of Abraham Lincoln’s legacy, exploring in depth Lincoln’s mixed record and writings on the issue of race.