Lincoln In Indiana

Author : William E. Bartelt
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0871954435
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There I Grew Up written by William E. Bartelt and published by Indiana Historical Society. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1859 Abraham Lincoln covered his Indiana years in one paragraph and two sentences of a written autobiographical statement that included the following: "We reached our new home about the time the State came into the union. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals in the woods. There I grew up." William E. Bartelt uses annotation and primary source material to tell the history of Lincoln's Indiana years by those who were there. The book reveals, through the words of those who knew him, Lincoln's humor, compassion, oratorical skills and thirst for knowledge, and it provides an overview of Lincoln's Indiana experiences, his family, the community where the Lincolns settled and southern Indiana from 1816 to 1830.

Author : Brian R. Dirck
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809335662
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lincoln in Indiana written by Brian R. Dirck and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky in 1809, moved with his parents, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, and his older sister, Sarah, to the Pigeon Creek area of southern Indiana in 1816. There Lincoln spent more than a quarter of his life. It was in Indiana that he developed a complicated and often troubled relationship with his father, exhibited his now-famous penchant for self-education, and formed a restless ambition to rise above his origins. Although some questions about these years are unanswerable due to a scarcity of reliable sources, Brian R. Dirck’s fascinating account of Lincoln’s boyhood sets what is known about the relationships, values, and environment that fundamentally shaped Lincoln’s character within the context of frontier and farm life in early nineteenth-century midwestern America. Lincoln in Indiana tells the story of Lincoln’s life in Indiana, from his family’s arrival to their departure. Dirck explains the Lincoln family’s ancestry and how they and their relatives came to settle near Pigeon Creek. He shows how frontier families like the Lincolns created complex farms out of wooded areas, fashioned rough livelihoods, and developed tight-knit communities in the unforgiving Indiana wilderness. With evocative prose, he describes the youthful Lincoln’s relationship with members of his immediate and extended family. Dirck illuminates Thomas Lincoln by setting him into his era, revealing the concept of frontier manhood, and showing the increasingly strained relationship between father and son. He illustrates how pioneer women faced difficulties as he explores Nancy Lincoln’s work and her death from milk sickness; how Lincoln’s stepmother, Sarah Bush, fit into the family; and how Lincoln’s sister died in childbirth. Dirck examines Abraham’s education and reading habits, showing how a farming community could see him as lazy for preferring book learning over farmwork. While explaining how he was both similar to and different from his peers, Dirck includes stories of Lincoln’s occasional rash behavior toward those who offended him. As Lincoln grew up, his ambitions led him away from the family farm, and Dirck tells how Lincoln chafed at his father’s restrictions, why the Lincolns decided to leave Indiana in 1830, and how Lincoln eventually broke away from his family. In a triumph of research, Dirck cuts through the myths about Lincoln’s early life, and along the way he explores the social, cultural, and economic issues of early nineteenth-century Indiana. The result is a realistic portrait of the youthful Lincoln set against the backdrop of American frontier culture.

Author : LOUIS A. WARREN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033138687
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book LINCOLN'S YOUTH written by LOUIS A. WARREN and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jane Simon Ammeson
Publisher : Red Lightning Books
ISBN 13 : 1684350654
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lincoln Road Trip written by Jane Simon Ammeson and published by Red Lightning Books. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's favorite president sure got around. From his time as a child in Kentucky, as a lawyer in Illinois, and all the way to the Oval Office, Abraham Lincoln toured across the countryside and cities and stayed at some amazing locations. In Lincoln Road Trip: The Back-Roads Guide to America's Favorite President, Jane Simon Ammeson will help you step back into history by visiting the sites where Abe lived and visited. This fun and entertaining travel guide includes the stories behind the quintessential Lincoln sites, but also takes you off the beaten path to fascinating and lesser-known historical places. Visit the Log Inn in Warrenton, Indiana (now the oldest restaurant in the state), which opened in 1825 and where Lincoln stayed in 1844, when he was campaigning for Henry Clay. You can also visit key places in Lincoln's life, like the home of merchant Colonel Jones, who allowed a young Abe to read all his books, or Ward's Academy, where Mary Todd Lincoln attended school. Along with both famous and overlooked places with Lincoln connections, Jane Simon Ammeson profiles nearby attractions to round out your trip, like Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, a third-generation family-owned amusement park that can be partnered with a trip to the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and Lincoln State Park. Featuring new and exciting Lincoln tales from Springfield, IL; Beardstown, KY; Booneville, IN; Alton, IL; and many more, Lincoln Road Trip is a fun adventure through America's heartland that will bring Lincoln's incredible story to life.

Author : Theodore Thomas Frankenberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lincoln, the Hoosier written by Theodore Thomas Frankenberg and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mason Locke Weems
Publisher : Belknap Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Washington written by Mason Locke Weems and published by Belknap Press. This book was released on 1962 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A John Harvard library edition which follows the text of the ninth (1909) printing is the first republication of the book since 1927, unique for its detailed commentary on Weems and other biographers of Washington.

Author : Keith A. Erekson
Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
ISBN 13 : 1558499156
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everybody's History written by Keith A. Erekson and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How a group of nonprofessional historians forced a reassessment of Abraham Lincolns life story

Author : Charles Garrett Vannest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lincoln the Hoosier written by Charles Garrett Vannest and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian R. Dirck
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809335654
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lincoln in Indiana written by Brian R. Dirck and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lincoln in Indiana offers a fascinating account of Lincoln's boyhood in Indiana, setting the relationships, values, and environment that fundamentally shaped Lincoln's character within the context of frontier and farm life in early nineteenth-century midwestern America.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.2J/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: