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Author: K. M. Kostyal
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781426203282
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Brings together essays, anecdotes, reflections, and never-before-published images and artifacts from the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, accompanied by factual sidebars, and biographical details.
Author: Maria Nelson
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 1433963418
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Many consider Abraham Lincoln to be the greatest US president. This book explores Lincoln’s early life, including his self-taught education, law career, and influential presidency. Through age-appropriate language and content, beginning readers will learn about the Civil War and Lincoln’s inspiring leadership. Historical images and an informative timeline will enhance readers’ introduction to Lincoln’s extraordinary achievements and connect them to an important era in American history.
Author: Rae Katherine Eighmey
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Published: 2014-02-04
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1588344606
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Abraham Lincoln in the Kitchen is a culinary biography unlike any before. The very assertion of the title--that Abraham Lincoln cooked--is fascinating and true. It's an insight into the everyday life of one of our nation's favorite and most esteemed presidents and a way to experience flavors and textures of the past. Eighmey solves riddles such as what type of barbecue could be served to thousands at political rallies when paper plates and napkins didn't exist, and what gingerbread recipe could have been Lincoln's childhood favorite when few families owned cookie cutters and he could carry the cookies in his pocket. Through Eighmey's eyes and culinary research and experiments--including sleuthing for Lincoln's grocery bills in Springfield ledgers and turning a backyard grill into a cast-iron stove--the foods that Lincoln enjoyed, cooked, or served are translated into modern recipes so that authentic meals and foods of 1820-1865 are possible for home cooks. Feel free to pull up a chair to Lincoln's table.
Author: Harry Rubenstein
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, here is his extraordinary story as only the Smithsonian could tell it, featuring the unpublished Lincoln collections at the National Museum of American History. Full-color photos throughout.
Author: David Hirsch
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Published: 2010-11-19
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 1611210585
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The secrets of one of history’s greatest orators are revealed in “one of the most stunningly original works on Abraham Lincoln to appear in years” (John Stauffer, professor of English and history, Harvard University). For more than 150 years, historians have speculated about what made Abraham Lincoln truly great. How did Lincoln create his compelling arguments, his convincing oratory, and his unforgettable writing? Some point to Lincoln’s study of grammar, literature, and poetry. Others believe it was the deep national crisis that gave import to his words. Most agree that he honed his persuasive technique in his work as an Illinois attorney. Here, the authors argue that it was Lincoln’s in-depth study of geometry that made the president’s verbal structure so effective. In fact, as the authors demonstrate, Lincoln embedded the ancient structure of geometric proof into the Gettysburg Address, the Cooper Union speech, the first and second inaugurals, his legal practice, and much of his substantive post-1853 communication. Also included are Lincoln’s preparatory notes and drafts of some of his most famous speeches as well as his revisions and personal thoughts on public speaking and grammar. With in-depth research and provocative insight, Abraham Lincoln and the Structure of Reason “offers a whole new angle on Lincoln’s brilliance” (James M. Cornelius, Curator, Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum).
Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2006-09-26
Total Pages: 944
ISBN-13: 0743270754
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An analysis of Abraham Lincoln's political talents identifies the character strengths and abilities that enabled his successful election, in an account that also describes how he used the same abilities to rally former opponents in winning the Civil War.
Author: Richard W. Etulain
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781941813324
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Abraham Lincoln had a long connection with the American West. Although not a popularly studied aspect of Lincoln's life, the West, including Dakota Territory, influenced him personally and politically. Historian Richard W. Etulain examines Lincoln's relationship with the region and his legacy over it, including the memorialization of and monumentation for the martyred president"--
Author: Elizabeth Smith Brownstein
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Published: 2005-08-01
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 1620459477
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Lincolns spent the summer of 1862 north of the White House at the Soldiers’ Home. The lush, cool hill overlooking the squalid capital promised the Lincolns an escape from the "city of stink." Despite fears about Lincoln’s vulnerability in the secluded place, Lincoln spent a quarter of his presidency at the Soldiers’ Home. But until the National Trust for Historic Preservation began restoring the cottage, little had been done to explore this missing link in Lincoln’s life. Elizabeth Smith Brownstein fills in a critical gap. Using diaries, letters, and eyewitness accounts, she provides unusual perspectives on Lincoln’s relationships, traces the evolution of Lincoln’s image, examines the Lincoln marriage, and more. Lincoln’s Other White House is a vivid evocation of a turbulent era, and an intimate portrait of the still elusive president.
Author: Philip B. Kunhardt
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 515
ISBN-13: 030726713X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In honor of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth comes this sequel to the enormously successful "Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography." This work picks up where the previous book left off, and examines how the 16th president's legend came into being.
Author: Michael Burlingame
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2013-04
Total Pages: 1061
ISBN-13: 1421410583
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Now in paperback, this award-winning biography has been hailed as the definitive portrait of Lincoln. In the first multi-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln to be published in decades, Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame offers a fresh look at the life of one of America’s greatest presidents. Incorporating the field notes of earlier biographers, along with decades of research in multiple manuscript archives and long-neglected newspapers, this remarkable work will both alter and reinforce current understanding of America’s sixteenth president. In volume 2, Burlingame examines Lincoln’s presidency and the trials of the Civil War. He supplies fascinating details on the crisis over Fort Sumter and the relentless office seekers who plagued Lincoln. He introduces readers to the president’s battles with hostile newspaper editors and his quarrels with incompetent field commanders. Burlingame also interprets Lincoln’s private life, discussing his marriage to Mary Todd, the untimely death of his son Willie to disease in 1862, and his recurrent anguish over the enormous human costs of the war.
