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.
#597196 in Books Marceline Loridan Ivens 2016-01-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.40 x .80 x 5.20l; .52 #File Name: 080212450X112 pagesBut You Did Not Come Back A Memoir
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Haunting truth bombBy lisa bertiniBeyond so many other accounts in its frank unearthing of any comfort or forgiveness. This survivor tells a tale so bare and real that it shocks us once again. But not with the atrocities of the evil but the atrocities of how the evil never ended.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. a sad true story about a teenager and her father arrested ...By D. J. Singera sad true story about a teenager and her father arrested in France and sent to concentratin camps. Fathe rto Auchwitz; didn't survive; and she to Buchenvald; where she did; rather amazingly survive. She suffers survivors guilt and talks of her experience in camp...terrible experience and very few female survivors who wonder why they are alive when so many people were killed by the Nazis0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The most moving book I've read in yearsBy Glen D. MaherAn exceptionally well written account of the deep and everlasting love a girl feels for her father who did not come back. She shows in a very moving way the permanent impact being sent to the camps had on her life. It's hard to put down and short enough to read in one sitting. I've read quite a number of memoirs related to the holocaust and this is in the top tier.
