Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America

Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America

by Andrew Ferguson
Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America

Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America

by Andrew Ferguson

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780802143617
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Publication date: 04/11/2008
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 703,809
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Andrew Ferguson is a senior editor at The Weekly Standard and lives in Washington, D.C.

Patrick Lawlor has recorded over three hundred audiobooks in just about every genre. He has been an Audie Award finalist multiple times and has garnered several AudioFile Earphones Awards, a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and many Library Journal and Kirkus starred audio reviews.

Table of Contents

Preface     ix
When Lincoln Came Back to Richmond     1
Billy Herndon and the Inner Mr. L.     38
The Past Isn't What It Used to Be     69
The Kingmaker's Wife, the Emotional Engineer, and the Triumph of Fun     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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