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- Looking for Lincoln in Illinois: Lincoln and Mormon Country
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
- Series: Looking for Lincoln
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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.
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.
Table of Contents
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- PART 1. NAUVOO
- 1. LINCOLN AND NAUVOO
- pp. 24-25
- 2. UNSUCCESSFUL PEACEMAKER
- pp. 26-27
- 3. NAUVOO AND LINCOLN’S WHIG RIVALS
- pp. 28-29
- 4. ABRAHAM JONAS, WHIG POLITICIAN
- pp. 30-31
- 5. THE BATTLE OF NAUVOO
- pp. 32-33
- 6. MORMON EMISSARY TO LINCOLN
- pp. 34-35
- 7. DANIEL WELLS, NAUVOO WHIG
- pp. 36-37
- 8. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS AND NAUVOO
- pp. 38-39
- 9. LINCOLN AND JOSEPH SMITH III
- pp. 40-41
- 10. THE PRESIDENT AND THE APOSTLE
- pp. 42-43
- 11. LINCOLN AND THE GUNSMITH
- pp. 44-46
- PART 2. CARTHAGE
- 12. HANCOCK COUNTY’S LINCOLN
- pp. 48-49
- 13. LINCOLN’S FAILED MURDER CASE
- pp. 50-51
- 14. LINCOLN’S CARTHAGE SPEECH
- pp. 52-53
- 15. LINCOLN’S AGRICULTURAL WORLD
- pp. 54-55
- 16. HAMILTON HOUSE
- pp. 56-57
- 17. LINCOLN’S “CONFIDENTIAL FRIEND”
- pp. 58-60
- PART 3. GREATER HANCOCK COUNTY
- 18. LINCOLN COMES TO DALLAS CITY
- pp. 62-63
- 19. LINCOLN IN LA HARPE
- pp. 64-65
- 20. THE OTHER ABRAHAM LINCOLN
- pp. 66-67
- 21. LINCOLN CAMPAIGNS IN AUGUSTA
- pp. 68-69
- 22. LINCOLN’S WARSAW SECRETARY
- pp. 70-72
- PART 4. NAUVOO-TO-SPRINGFIELD TRAVEL ROUTE
- 23. LINCOLN-ERA PLYMOUTH
- pp. 74-75
- 24. LINCOLN’S RUSHVILLE RECEPTION
- pp. 76-77
- 25. CAPTAIN DUTCH’S HALFWAY HOUSE
- pp. 78-80
- PART 5. SPRINGFIELD
- 26. GLOBE TAVERN
- pp. 82-83
- 27. JAMES ADAMS RESIDENCE
- pp. 84-85
- 29. OLD STATE CAPITOL
- pp. 88-89
- 30. THE AMERICAN HOUSE
- pp. 90-92
- PART 6. ZION’S CAMP ROUTES
- FOR FURTHER READING
- pp. 103-104
- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
- pp. 105-108
- Author Biography
- p. 116
- Back Cover
- p. 118
Additional Information
ISBN
9780809333851
Related ISBN(s)
9780809333844
MARC Record
OCLC
926709804
Pages
96
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015