| Looking for Lincoln in Illinois: Lincoln and Mormon Country Contributor(s): Andreasen, Bryon C. (Author), Fraker, Guy C. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0809333848 ISBN-13: 9780809333844 Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 977.3 |
| LCCN: 2015010580 |
| Series: Looking for Lincoln |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.57 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Mormonism/Lds - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner, ISHS Superior Achievement Award, 2016 Although they inhabited different political, social, and cultural arenas, Abraham Lincoln and the pioneer generation of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, shared the same nineteenth-century world. Bryon C. Andreasen's Looking for Lincoln in Illinois: Lincoln and Mormon Country relates more than thirty fascinating and surprising stories that show how the lives of Lincoln and the Mormons intersected. This richly illustrated and carefully researched book expands on some of the storyboards found on the Looking for Lincoln Story Trail, from the Mormon capital of Nauvoo to the state capital of Springfield. Created by the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, this trail consists of wayside exhibits posted in sites of significance to Lincoln's life and career across fifty-two communities in Illinois. The book's keyed maps, historic photos, and descriptions of battles, Mormon expeditions, and events at inns, federal buildings, and even Lincoln's first Illinois log cabin connect the stories to their physical locations. Exploring the intriguing question of whether Lincoln and Mormon founder Joseph Smith ever met, the book reveals that they traveled the same routes and likely stayed at the same inns. The book also includes colorful and engaging looks at key figures such as Brigham Young, various Mormon apostles, and more. Anyone inspired by Lincoln, as well as Mormon and Illinois history enthusiasts, will appreciate this look back at a long-past, but not forgotten, landscape. |
Contributor Bio(s): Andreasen, Bryon C.: - Bryon C. Andreasen, a historian at the LDS Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, is the author of Looking for Lincoln in Illinois: Lincoln's Springfield. He was formerly the research historian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, and helped create the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition.Fraker, Guy C.: - Guy C. Fraker, a retired attorney from Bloomington, Illinois, is the author of Lincoln's Ladder to the Presidency: the Eighth Judicial Circuit. His articles have been published in the Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, Illinois Heritage, the Bloomington Pantagraph, and the Champaign News Gazette. He was a consultant for the WILL-TV documentary Lincoln: Prelude to the Presidency, and he cocurated Prologue to the Presidency: Abraham Lincoln on the Eighth Judicial Circuit, an exhibit on permanent display at the David Davis Mansion. |