Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site is a national historic site in Hodgenville, KY. This area is protected by the federal government for its historical significance.

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Abraham Lincoln: What He Means For Americans Today

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Browse > Home / Article-byline , Featured , Human-rights , JOURNALISM- News , U.S.A. Government / Abraham Lincoln: What He Means For Americans Today February 12, 2009 By: Andrew Ferguson WASHINGTON (RushPRnews) 02/12/09 –The year 2009 marks the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the nationâ€™s 16th president, and the man often considered its greatest leader. As the United States endured its greatest crisis, this self-educated common man supplied the leadership and the moral force that bound Americans together and carried them to victory. His vision spanned diplomacy and military strategy, political thought and elemental justice for all Americans — including the African-American ... Read Full Story

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Lincoln Birthplace

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Just got back from a road trip, and passing through Kentucky I saw brown highway signs with the now all too familiar name: Abraham Lincoln. Sadly, however, at the rate my father was driving, I barely even glanced at the camera before we zoomed by, so no pictures. The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site focuses on the 16th president’s early life in Kentucky, which helped mold Lincoln, the boy, into the great man he would become. Site attractions include the Boyhood Home Unit at Knob Creek Farm, and the Birthplace Unit , a symbolic, (that means fake), cabin contained in a neo-classic Memorial ... Read Full Story

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Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)

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It is a time when we may learn much from Lincoln's failures and success, from his patience, his modesty, his serene optimism and his eloquence, so simple and so magnificent. Read Full Story

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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)

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From Publishers Weekly While Goodwin's introduction is a helpful summary and explanation for why another book about Lincoln, her reading abilities are limited: Her tone is flat and dry, and her articulation is overly precise. But the introduction isn't long and we soon arrive at Richard Thomas's lovely and lively reading of an excellent book. The abridgment (from 944 pages) makes it easy to follow the narrative and the underlying theme. Pauses are often used to imply ellipses, and one is never lost. But the audio version might have been longer, for there is often a wish to know a little more about some ... Read Full Story

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