內容簡介
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln s birth, here
is his extraordinary story as only the Smithsonian could tell it,
featuring the unpublished Lincoln collections at the National
Museum of American History.
For the first time, the Smithsonian is publishing its unparalleled
Lincoln collection. Its many historical treasures include: Lincoln
s top hat, his gold pocket watch from his days as a Springfield
lawyer, the inkstand he used to draft the Emancipation
Proclamation, his patent model for lifting boats, one of Mary
Lincoln s White House gowns and jewelry, and prison hoods and
shackles worn by the Lincoln conspirators. With more than 125 color
photographs, Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life tells a new and
intimate story of the life and legacy of this remarkable American
icon.
is his extraordinary story as only the Smithsonian could tell it,
featuring the unpublished Lincoln collections at the National
Museum of American History.
For the first time, the Smithsonian is publishing its unparalleled
Lincoln collection. Its many historical treasures include: Lincoln
s top hat, his gold pocket watch from his days as a Springfield
lawyer, the inkstand he used to draft the Emancipation
Proclamation, his patent model for lifting boats, one of Mary
Lincoln s White House gowns and jewelry, and prison hoods and
shackles worn by the Lincoln conspirators. With more than 125 color
photographs, Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life tells a new and
intimate story of the life and legacy of this remarkable American
icon.