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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... What I mean is, I had a great deal of Abraham Lincoln growing up. I was a buff, and I was not alone. And then I wasn't a buff anymore. The country had undergone a Lincoln boom in the early 1960s, following the 150th anniversary of his ...
... What I mean is, I had a great deal of Abraham Lincoln growing up. I was a buff, and I was not alone. And then I wasn't a buff anymore. The country had undergone a Lincoln boom in the early 1960s, following the 150th anniversary of his ...
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... what it was—the “fall of the American Adam.” Even in Springfield, which clings to Lincoln's memory like a rosary, road signs that directed tourists to the “Lincoln Shrines” were replaced by signs listing the “Lincoln sites.” I recall ...
... what it was—the “fall of the American Adam.” Even in Springfield, which clings to Lincoln's memory like a rosary, road signs that directed tourists to the “Lincoln Shrines” were replaced by signs listing the “Lincoln sites.” I recall ...
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... what we've really wanted is for Lincoln to be like us, and this has never been truer than the present day. Lincoln hasn't been forgotten, but he's shrunk. From the enormous figure of the past he's been reduced to a hobbyist's ...
... what we've really wanted is for Lincoln to be like us, and this has never been truer than the present day. Lincoln hasn't been forgotten, but he's shrunk. From the enormous figure of the past he's been reduced to a hobbyist's ...
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... what we think we know about Lincoln. How was it that a single historical figure, and a single set of historical facts, could inspire such wildly divergent views, held with equal certitude by seemingly sensible people? So the first place ...
... what we think we know about Lincoln. How was it that a single historical figure, and a single set of historical facts, could inspire such wildly divergent views, held with equal certitude by seemingly sensible people? So the first place ...
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... what I've done. “Ten years ago I started to learn about my family. I read intensively, everything I could—not just politically correct history but also other history that's been suppressed. That's the way this learning process often ...
... what I've done. “Ten years ago I started to learn about my family. I read intensively, everything I could—not just politically correct history but also other history that's been suppressed. That's the way this learning process often ...
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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