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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Lincoln's Springfield -- In their Springfield prime -- The Lincoln boys' Springfield -- Samuel S. Ball's Bath & Barber Shop -- C.M. and S. Smith Store -- Lincoln's dentist -- Curran's Jewelry Shop -- Lincoln's invention -- Mary Lincoln's wedding ring -- Lincoln's hat -- Illinois State Register Office -- Campaign poles -- Fourth Street cottage -- Lincoln's Temperance Address -- Globe Tavern -- First Presbyterian Church -- Lincoln's funeral train -- Boarding house romance? -- Chenery House -- Brunswick's Billiard Hall -- Stuart & Lincoln Law Office -- Joshua Speed's Store -- Lincoln's last law office -- Simeon Francis Home -- The "Ball Alley" -- Springfield Marine & fire Insurance Company -- Corneau & Diller Drug Store -- Cook's Hall -- The American House -- William Florville's Barber Shop -- Lincoln-era fire companies -- The Lyceum -- Lincoln's carriage maker -- Mary Lincoln's funeral -- The children's Lincoln -- Mary Lincoln's family -- Lincoln's horse -- Lincoln and animals -- Great Western Railroad Depot -- Animal problems -- Republican wigwams -- Political rallies and parades -- Wide-Awakes -- Masonic Hall -- Leaping Lincoln -- Virgil Hickox Home -- Clark and Ann Marie Smith Home (Vachel Lindsay Home) -- Illinois Executive Mansion -- Ninian and Elizabeth Edwards Home -- Mather's Grove. |
| Summary |
Presenting fifty Abraham Lincoln stories-some familiar and beloved, some fresh and unexpected- Looking for Lincoln in Illinois: Lincoln's Springfield is a carefully researched, richly illustrated guide to the Springfield, Illinois, locations on the Looking for Lincoln Story Trail. Created by the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, this trail consists of more than two hundred illustrated storyboards posted in sites of significance to Lincoln's life and career across fifty-two communities in Illinois. The storyboards connect Lincoln-related tales to the geographical locations whe. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Friends and associates -- Anecdotes.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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Friends and associates. |
| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Homes and haunts -- Illinois -- Springfield -- Anecdotes.
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Illinois -- Springfield. |
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Springfield (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Anecdotes.
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Springfield (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Anecdotes.
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Springfield (Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Anecdotes.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) |
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Buildings. |
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Friendship. |
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Homes. |
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Manners and customs. |
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Regions & Countries -- Americas. |
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History & Archaeology. |
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United States Local History. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Anecdotes.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Andreasen, Bryon C. Looking for Lincoln in Illinois. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2015 (DLC) 2014031069 |
| ISBN |
9780809333837 (electronic book) |
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080933383X (electronic book) |
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9780809333820 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0809333821 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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