abraham lincoln
Great Book
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007I didn’t get as much reading done as I would have liked during the family vacation, but April 1865: The Month that Saved America by Jay Winik was well worth the effort. Ever since the founding of the republican experiment in 1776, the United States was still very much a fragile entity, and each generation [...]
Honest Abe – a man of perspective
Monday, February 14th, 2005“‘The short and simple annals of the poor.’ That’s my life, and that’s all you or anybody else can make of it.” – Abraham Lincoln, quoted in US News, “The real Lincoln” (2/21/05) How inspiring, especially considering Honest Abe is regarded as one of, if not the, greatest American president!