| Lincoln's Old Friends of Menard County, Illinois Contributor(s): Thomas, Dale (Author), Burlingame, Michael (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 160949797X ISBN-13: 9781609497972 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 977.355 |
| LCCN: 2012044158 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At the age of twenty-two, Abraham Lincoln arrived in New Salem, Illinois, as a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy" (in his own words). He did not remain friendless for long. Meet the community that welcomed him: Bennett and Elizabeth Abell, the couple who guided him through heartache; Mary Owens, Elizabeth Abell's sister who helped educate him in the realm of the heart; Mentor Graham, the schoolmaster who helped teach him; Bowling Green, the jolly justice of the peace who allowed Lincoln to practice law before his court; and Slicky Bill Greene, who clerked with Lincoln at a frontier dry goods store. Making good use of primary sources overlooked by many historians, Dale Thomas helps flesh out the important story of Lincoln's formative years in Menard County." |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Dale: - Dale Thomas taught Social Studies for 31 years at Bay High School in Bay Village, Ohio. In addition to serving as a judge for History Day at Case Western Reserve University, he has been an advisor for tours at the Western Reserve Historical Society, and historian for the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable. |