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Land of Lincoln : adventures in Abe's America Andrew Ferguson
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 457.2 .F47 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ferguson, Andrew, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Influence.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Public opinion.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Miscellanea.
- Ferguson, Andrew, 1956---Travel--United States.
- Ferguson, Andrew.
- United States--Description and travel.
- United States.
- Presidents--United States--Biography--Miscellanea.
- Presidents.
- Public opinion--United States.
- Public opinion.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atlantic Monthly Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2007.
- Summary:
- A journalist embarks on a cross-country odyssey in search of Abraham Lincoln's place in modern-day America and discovers the often surprising legacy of his personality, philosophy, and mythology.
- Contents:
- When Lincoln came back to Richmond
- Billy Herndon and the inner Mr. L.
- The past isn't what it used to be
- The kingmaker's wife, the emotional engineer, and the triumph of fun
- The magic of stuff
- A sea of Lincoln's
- Abe Lincoln and the secret of success
- Hot on the trail
- A whole lotta Lincoln
- In defense of the icon.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Ferguson, Andrew, 1956- Land of Lincoln.
- ISBN:
- 0871139677
- 9780871139672
- OCLC:
- 76416687
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- Publisher description
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