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Author Ammeson, Jane Simon, author.

Title Lincoln Road Trip : the Back-Roads Guide to America's Favorite President / Jane Simon Ammeson.

Publication Info. Bloomington, Indiana : Red Lightning Books, 2019.

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Summary America's favorite president sure got around. From his time as a child in Kentucky, as a lawyer in Illinois, and all the way to the Oval Office, Abraham Lincoln toured across the countryside and cities and stayed at some amazing locations. In Lincoln Road Trip: The Back-Roads Guide to America's Favorite President, Jane Simon Ammeson will help you step back into history by visiting the sites where Abe lived and visited. This fun and entertaining travel guide includes the stories behind the quintessential Lincoln sites, but also takes you off the beaten path to fascinating and lesser-known historical places. Visit the Log Inn in Warrenton, Indiana (now the oldest restaurant in the state), which opened in 1825 and where Lincoln stayed in 1844, when he was campaigning for Henry Clay. You can also visit key places in Lincoln's life, like the home of merchant Colonel Jones, who allowed a young Abe to read all his books, or Ward's Academy, where Mary Todd Lincoln attended school. Along with both famous and overlooked places with Lincoln connections, Jane Simon Ammeson profiles nearby attractions to round out your trip, like Holiday World and Splashin' Safari, a third-generation family-owned amusement park that can be partnered with a trip to the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and Lincoln State Park. Featuring new and exciting Lincoln tales from Springfield, IL; Beardstown, KY; Booneville, IN; Alton, IL; and many more, Lincoln Road Trip is a fun adventure through America's heartland that will bring Lincoln's incredible story to life.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Online resource; title from PDF file page (EBSCO, viewed March 13, 2019).
Contents In the beginning: the Lincoln heritage -- Bardstown and Bourbon -- Lexington, Kentucky : Athens of the West -- Southeastern Indiana trails -- Southwestern Indiana : a life in Little Pigeon Creek -- Lincoln in Illinois : a river runs through it -- Other places along the way -- Endings.
Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Travel.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Homes and haunts.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (OCoLC)fst00030184
United States -- Description and travel.
TRAVEL -- United States -- General.
HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Guidebooks. (OCoLC)fst01423871
Guidebooks.
Other Form: Print version: 1684350948 9781684350940 (OCoLC)1029891708
ISBN 9781684350643 (electronic book)
1684350646 (electronic book)
9781684350650 (electronic book)
1684350654 (electronic book)
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