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Author : Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (745 download)
Download or read book Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site written by Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Illinois. Department of Conservation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site written by Illinois. Department of Conservation and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Illinois. Department of Conservation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (536 download)
Download or read book Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site Master Management Plan written by Illinois. Department of Conservation and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lewis E. Lehrman
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811741036
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)
Download or read book Lincoln at Peoria written by Lewis E. Lehrman and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2008-06-13 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pivotal speech that changed the course of Lincoln's career and America's history. Complete examination of the speech, including the full text delivered in 1854 in Peoria, Illinois.
Author : Illinois. Bureau of Land and Historic Sites
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Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (136 download)
Download or read book Lincoln's New Salem State Park written by Illinois. Bureau of Land and Historic Sites and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fern Nance Pond
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266772101
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (721 download)
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 32 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.
Author : Fern Nance Pond
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266765202
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (652 download)
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.
Author : Tom Taylor
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (418 download)
Download or read book Our American Cousin written by Tom Taylor and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-06-25 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our American Cousin is a three-act play written by English playwright Tom Taylor. The play opened in London in 1858 but quickly made its way to the U.S. and premiered at Laura Keene’s Theatre in New York City later that year. It remained popular in the U.S. and England for the next several decades. Its most notable claim to fame, however, is that it was the play U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was watching on April 14, 1865 when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, who used his knowledge of the script to shoot Lincoln during a more raucous scene. The play is a classic Victorian farce with a whole range of stereotyped characters, business, and many entrances and exits. The plot features a boorish but honest American cousin who travels to the aristocratic English countryside to claim his inheritance, and then quickly becomes swept up in the family’s affairs. An inevitable rescue of the family’s fortunes and of the various damsels in distress ensues. Our American Cousin was originally written as a farce for an English audience, with the laughs coming mostly at the expense of the naive American character. But after it moved to the U.S. it was eventually recast as a comedy where English caricatures like the pompous Lord Dundreary soon became the primary source of hilarity. This early version, published in 1869, contains fewer of that character’s nonsensical adages, which soon came to be known as “Dundrearyisms,” and for which the play eventually gained much of its popular appeal.
Author : Thomas J. CRAUGHWELL
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674029976
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Stealing Lincoln's Body written by Thomas J. CRAUGHWELL and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the night of the 1876 presidential election, a gang of counterfeiters attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. Craughwell returns to this bizarre, and largely forgotten, event with the first book to place the grave robbery in historical context. This rousing story of hapless con men, intrepid federal agents, and ordinary Springfield citizens offers an unusual glimpse into late-nineteenth-century America.
Author : Benjamin P. Thomas
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787204049
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)
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
Author : Philip Aleo
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (895 download)
Download or read book Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site written by Philip Aleo and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time, there was a frontier village that stood on the banks of the Sangamon river, 20 miles northwest of Springfield, Illinois. It was a cluster of cabins on a hill a hundred feet above the river. The name of the village was New Salem. It was not destined to survive the competition with rival towns. Beginning in 1829, it only lasted about 11 years. By 1840, this small village had been abandoned. It would not even be a memory today, had it not been for the fact that one of its greatest citizens in later years became the greatest man of his time. That man was Abraham Lincoln.Inspired by his visit to Lincoln's New Salem Historic Site, the author has compiled the unique history of this village and its reconstruction. Filled with large colorful photos of the reconstructed structures, this book is the perfect souvenir for any visitor as well as a great reference source for students of history enamored with our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.
Author : Sam Rawlins
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ISBN 13 : 9781949231953
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Young Lincoln of New Salem written by Sam Rawlins and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of Abraham Lincoln's spiritual journey during his time in New Salem, Illinois, from the ages of 22 to 28.
Author : Don Davenport
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781931599054
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)
Download or read book In Lincoln's Footsteps written by Don Davenport and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the different historical sites related to the life of President Abraham Lincoln in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky that provides information on more than twenty-five different sites.
Author : Ronald C. White
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1588367754
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book A. Lincoln written by Ronald C. White and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you read one book about Lincoln, make it A. Lincoln.”—USA Today NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • The Philadelphia Inquirer • The Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER AWARD Everyone wants to define the man who signed his name “A. Lincoln.” In his lifetime and ever since, friend and foe have taken it upon themselves to characterize Lincoln according to their own label or libel. In this magnificent book, Ronald C. White, Jr., offers a fresh and compelling definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity–what today’s commentators would call “authenticity”–whose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life. Through meticulous research of the newly completed Lincoln Legal Papers, as well as of recently discovered letters and photographs, White provides a portrait of Lincoln’s personal, political, and moral evolution. White shows us Lincoln as a man who would leave a trail of thoughts in his wake, jotting ideas on scraps of paper and filing them in his top hat or the bottom drawer of his desk; a country lawyer who asked questions in order to figure out his own thinking on an issue, as much as to argue the case; a hands-on commander in chief who, as soldiers and sailors watched in amazement, commandeered a boat and ordered an attack on Confederate shore batteries at the tip of the Virginia peninsula; a man who struggled with the immorality of slavery and as president acted publicly and privately to outlaw it forever; and finally, a president involved in a religious odyssey who wrote, for his own eyes only, a profound meditation on “the will of God” in the Civil War that would become the basis of his finest address. Most enlightening, the Abraham Lincoln who comes into focus in this stellar narrative is a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, unafraid to “think anew and act anew.” A transcendent, sweeping, passionately written biography that greatly expands our knowledge and understanding of its subject, A. Lincoln will engage a whole new generation of Americans. It is poised to shed a profound light on our greatest president just as America commemorates the bicentennial of his birth.
Author : Ralph Geoffrey Newman
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (155 download)
Download or read book Pictorial History and Guide Book New Salem State Park written by Ralph Geoffrey Newman and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Douglas Lawson Wilson
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252023286
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (232 download)
Download or read book Herndon's Informants written by Douglas Lawson Wilson and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For twenty-five years after the president's death William Herndon, his law partner, conducted interviews with and solicited letters from dozens of persons who knew Lincoln personally.
Author : Richard Carwardine
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 030726467X
Total Pages : 662 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Lincoln written by Richard Carwardine and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a defender of national unity, a leader in war, and the emancipator of slaves, Abraham Lincoln lays ample claim to being the greatest of our presidents. But the story of his rise to greatness is as complex as it is compelling. In this superb, prize-winning biography, acclaimed historian Richard Carwardine examines Lincoln’s dramatic political journey, from his early years in the Illinois legislature to his nation-shaping years in the White House. Here, Carwardine combines a new perspective with a compelling narrative to deliver a fresh look at one of the pillars of American politics. He probes the sources of Lincoln’s moral and political philosophy and uses his groundbreaking research to cut through the myth and expose the man behind it.
