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Lincoln in Indiana /

Authors:
Dirck, Brian R.,
Item ID:
71201800200014
Publisher:
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2017]
ISBN:
9780809335657; 0809335654; 9780809335664; 0809335662
Series:
Concise Lincoln library; Concise Lincoln library.
Call Number:
E457.32
Physical Description:
ix, 132 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Topic:
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Childhood and youth.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Travel -- Indiana.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.; Beginnings -- Roots -- Father and son -- Growing -- Leaving -- Epilogue.; Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky in 1809, moved with his parents, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, and his older sister, Sarah, to the Pigeon Creek area of southern Indiana in 1816. Dirck explains the Lincoln family's ancestry and how they and their relatives came to settle near Pigeon Creek. He describes the youthful Lincoln's relationship with members of his immediate and extended family. As Lincoln grew up, his ambitions led him away from the family farm, and Dirck tells how Lincoln chafed at his father's restrictions, why the Lincolns decided to leave Indiana in 1830, and how Lincoln eventually broke away from his family.
OCLC Number:
ocn951612270
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
Category:
Books & Pamphlets