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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... visitor center at Tredegar. You got a comment?' “Well, I knew right away what was going on here. And I told him so. This is the latest move in a scheme to demonize the Confederate soldier. The Park Service, the politicians, the ...
... visitor center at Tredegar. You got a comment?' “Well, I knew right away what was going on here. And I told him so. This is the latest move in a scheme to demonize the Confederate soldier. The Park Service, the politicians, the ...
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... visitors' center—for financial gain. This in turn generated hundreds of letters to Virginia newspapers, and then to the commonwealth attorney general, demanding an investigation for possible fraud. Some Sons persuaded a local ...
... visitors' center—for financial gain. This in turn generated hundreds of letters to Virginia newspapers, and then to the commonwealth attorney general, demanding an investigation for possible fraud. Some Sons persuaded a local ...
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... visiting the Capitol. So honest to God, they've announced they're going to line the port-a-potties up right along here in front of this statue so no young innocent will have to be exposed to the horrible sight of Stonewall Jackson. Now ...
... visiting the Capitol. So honest to God, they've announced they're going to line the port-a-potties up right along here in front of this statue so no young innocent will have to be exposed to the horrible sight of Stonewall Jackson. Now ...
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... visitor center, the sun had splintered through and Tredegar was bathed in golden light. Hundreds of onlookers cheered, the bronze of the statue glowed, and the mayor and Mr. Kline and the Park Service people beamed. Many of them had ...
... visitor center, the sun had splintered through and Tredegar was bathed in golden light. Hundreds of onlookers cheered, the bronze of the statue glowed, and the mayor and Mr. Kline and the Park Service people beamed. Many of them had ...
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... visitor center. Half a dozen others mannedacheckpoint at the gate. Everyone entering the park was required to empty bags and purses—pockets, too, in some cases. A printed sign read: “No Coolers, Glass, Signs, Flags or Banners.” I found ...
... visitor center. Half a dozen others mannedacheckpoint at the gate. Everyone entering the park was required to empty bags and purses—pockets, too, in some cases. A printed sign read: “No Coolers, Glass, Signs, Flags or Banners.” I found ...
Contenido
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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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