Category: Feature

Abraham Lincoln the Athlete For Abraham Lincoln, athletics was not just a way of explaining his political situation. It was a way into politics. View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom

Abraham Lincoln and Literature Lincoln loved poetry especially Shakespeare and Robert Burns. View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom

Abraham Lincoln and His Secretaries No one had a better vantage point to observe President Abraham Lincoln than his two principle secretaries, John Hay and John Nicolay. View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom

Abraham Lincoln and the Eighth Circuit His friends believed Abraham Lincoln loved life on the Eighth Circuit. There was a simple camaraderie on the circuit… View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom

Abraham Lincoln’s Health Abraham Lincolns vigorous health was promoted in the 1860 presidential campaign by his image as a rail-splitter. View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom

Abraham Lincoln and Music Music appealed to Abraham Lincolns poetic and sentimental side. On the Eighth Circuit in Illinois… View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom

Abraham Lincolns Contemporaries: Edwin Stanton War Department official Aide Charles Dana wrote that Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton was impulsive, warm-blooded, very quick in execution… View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom

Abraham Lincolns Contemporaries: The Clergy More famous was Methodist circuit rider Peter Cartwright, a dynamic preacher who served with Abraham… View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom

Abraham Lincolns Contemporaries: Henry W. Halleck Henry W. Halleck was well trained by a West Point education and 15 years active service as an army. View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom

Abraham Lincoln’s Contemporaries: Lincoln’s Sons Children his own and others were a critical part of Abraham Lincoln’s mental relaxation.”Mr. Lincoln was always fond of children,” noted one Illinois friend. View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom