Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

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 nation’s 16th president, and the man often considered its greatest leader. As the United States endured its greatest crisis, this self-educated common man... Read Full Story

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... Read Full Story

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

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... Read Full Story

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