The Mystery of Lincoln’s Second Flatboat Trip to New Orleans
by Glenn W. LaFantasieThe Mystery of Lincoln’s Second Flatboat Trip to New Orleans Glenn W. LaFantasie In his youth, Abraham Lincoln took two trips down the Mississippi River on flatboats laden with goods to be sold in New Orleans. The first trip occurred in the spring of 1828, when Lincoln lived in Indiana and agreed to accompany Allen […]
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The Sangamon, Soured: Lincoln, The Man, & Its Twisted Tropes
by Bethany VillaruzThe Sangamon, Soured: Lincoln, The Man & Its Twisted Tropes Bethany Villaruz A slight summer breeze ruffled through the leaves lining the shimmering Sangamon River. A young Edgar Lee Masters, known to his family as only “Lee,” frolicked along Menard County’s defining feature. The winding river curved like an artist’s desultory brushstroke through the landscape […]
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Young Lincoln and the Ohio
by William E. Bartelt“You may think it was a very little thing, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely believe that I, a poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day. The world seemed wider and fairer before me.”
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