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Abraham Lincoln

February 15, 2016

The Lincoln Hutch, on this Presidents Day

Today we celebrate the lives of two presidents -- which is your favorite? Like every American, I admire George Washington. During an election year, I often reflect on the reason we invest so many powers in the presidential office -- because of our exceptional first president. But I will admit to … [Read more...] about The Lincoln Hutch, on this Presidents Day

Abraham Lincoln Lincoln,  New Salem,  Presidents Day,  the Lincoln hutch

Riding a Model T in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI

October 6, 2015

Henry Ford & Greenfield Village

I recently visited Greenfield Village, where Henry Ford, that idol/icon of American enterprise, built his own version of reality. The Real vs. the Idyll Ford's idyllic village, set in the 1860s, occupies about 80 acres in Dearborn, Michigan, in the area where he grew up. The time-stamped village is … [Read more...] about Henry Ford & Greenfield Village

Abraham Lincoln,  Michigan Greenfield Village,  Henry Ford,  visiting Greenfield Village with elderly parents

November 19, 2013

A Lincoln Roundup for the Gettysburg Anniversary

On this anniversary of Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg address, I thought it would be fun to revisit some of my blogposts about Lincoln. He's been a favorite subject of mine through the years . . . . My husband and I spent a rainy, cold birthday visiting Gettysburg, so I pontificate a bit … [Read more...] about A Lincoln Roundup for the Gettysburg Anniversary

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln,  Gettysburg anniversary

October 3, 2011

Battlefield Birthday

We spent the weekend celebrating my husband's birthday on a battlefield. We walked the hallowed ground of Gettysburg, where a 3-day battle culminated in the famous Pickett's Charge that ended with 7,000 dead soldiers. I'm feeling very irritated at Robert E. Lee right now. I felt sorry for the … [Read more...] about Battlefield Birthday

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln,  birthday celebration weekend,  Gettysburg battlefield

July 15, 2010

A Downtown Day

Today the stars collided and all of our family members were free, so we went downtown. The first stop was the National Archives, which we hadn't seen for a decade. It has hugely upgraded in the meantime. Our reason for going was a traveling exhibit on the Civil War, told through documents. I was … [Read more...] about A Downtown Day

Abraham Lincoln visiting the museums in downtown DC

November 22, 2008

Four of My Favorite Guys

My husband and I played tourist today, visiting "Lincoln's Summer Cottage" in northwest DC. ?This is actually a lovely home on the grounds of the Soldiers' Rest, a site about 3 miles north of the White House. It has been privately restored, and is available for guided tour, about an hour in length. … [Read more...] about Four of My Favorite Guys

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln,  Shakespeare

May 6, 2008

Lincoln’s Melancholy: Did It Fuel His Sense of Purpose?

Just before our trip to New Mexico, I picked up an old issue of the Atlantic Monthly?(Oct 05) to read on the plane. ?I don't remember how the magazine landed in my hands, but I noticed a cover story on a (then new) book: Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His … [Read more...] about Lincoln’s Melancholy: Did It Fuel His Sense of Purpose?

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln,  are writers always depressive types,  Joshua Wolf Shenk

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