Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's AmericaOpen Road + Grove/Atlantic, 2008 M04 15 - 304 páginas “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 |
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... friend and I discovered that we had both been buffs as boys, both in thrall to the same Lincoln children's book by the d'Aulaires. I mentioned the climactic scene, in which young Abe witnesses a slave auction and announces: “Someday I'm ...
... friend and I discovered that we had both been buffs as boys, both in thrall to the same Lincoln children's book by the d'Aulaires. I mentioned the climactic scene, in which young Abe witnesses a slave auction and announces: “Someday I'm ...
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... friends could consolidate their power to tell other people how to live their lives.” What Bowlinglearned inspired him to join the Sons of Conferderate Veterans. He rose through the ranks, and it was in his capacity as division commander ...
... friends could consolidate their power to tell other people how to live their lives.” What Bowlinglearned inspired him to join the Sons of Conferderate Veterans. He rose through the ranks, and it was in his capacity as division commander ...
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... friends, Lincoln appeared to be a man of few and ambiguous religious beliefs. He quoted the Bible often but he neverjoined a church, and when he ran for president every pastor in Springfield pointedly refused to endorse him. Yet when ...
... friends, Lincoln appeared to be a man of few and ambiguous religious beliefs. He quoted the Bible often but he neverjoined a church, and when he ran for president every pastor in Springfield pointedly refused to endorse him. Yet when ...
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... friend,” wrote an early historian, “to alleviate sorrow and suffering—to rebuild what had been destroyed.” There's not ... friends in common. To future generations this vignette has illustrated Lincoln's thoughtfulness and his commitment ...
... friend,” wrote an early historian, “to alleviate sorrow and suffering—to rebuild what had been destroyed.” There's not ... friends in common. To future generations this vignette has illustrated Lincoln's thoughtfulness and his commitment ...
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... friend remarked when Lincoln returned to his own White House. Ten days later he belonged to the ages. “Victors write the history,” Brag Bowling was telling me, “and when you've got a dumbed-down country like we do now, it's not so hard ...
... friend remarked when Lincoln returned to his own White House. Ten days later he belonged to the ages. “Victors write the history,” Brag Bowling was telling me, “and when you've got a dumbed-down country like we do now, it's not so hard ...
Contenido
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38 | |
Chapter 3 | 67 |
The Kingmakers Wife the Emotional Engineer | 90 |
The Magic of Stuff | 117 |
A Sea of Lincolns | 152 |
Abe Lincoln and the Secret of Success | 167 |
Hot on the Trail | 199 |
A Whole Lotta Lincoln | 231 |
In Defense of the Icon | 259 |
Postscript | 269 |
Acknowledgments | 275 |
Photo Credits | 281 |
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