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Most everyone’s favorite Republican, Abraham Lincoln, is the subject of a new book aimed at young adults.
We have Lincoln wrong: Our greatest Lincoln historian explains his real Civil War motivations Too often, we settle for the idea that Lincoln fought to save a mythical union. He really fought for ...
A new bust of a young, clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln was unveiled at the East Peoria City Council meeting. Local artist Morgan Elser created the bust, depicting Lincoln before he grew his iconic ...
Rare Abraham Lincoln artifacts sell for nearly $8 million at Chicago auction The anonymous “Paddle 1231” won most of the priciest artifacts, including a lock of Lincoln’s hair and a pair of ...
Abraham Lincoln artifacts that were once in a museum are going up for auction The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The ...
President Abraham Lincoln's rumored gay sex life is the focus of the new movie 'Lavender Men,' set for theatrical release May 2.
New Salem, a tiny central Illinois village where Lincoln spent half-a-dozen years in the 1830s, has fallen into disrepair.
Lincoln lived in New Salem, Illinois, as a young man from 1831 to 1837. The federal government reconstructed the village in the 1930s.
Young Abraham Lincoln's tiny Illinois town is due for a makeover The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating John O'Connor Monday 31 March 2025 06:00 BST ...
Before his famous debates, before the Civil War rent the nation, before he helped end slavery and before his tragic assassination, Abraham Lincoln had New Salem. The tiny central Illinois village ...