Are We There Yet isn't a New York Times bestseller, it's not in Oprah's book club and it assuredly is not the Great American Novel. What it is, is a book that attempts to help identify ways that you can financially prepare for retirement and maintain a sense of purpose as you begin to find time to pursue your life's dreams.
Are We There Yet isn't a New York Times bestseller, it's not in Oprah's book club and it assuredly is not the Great American Novel. What it is, is a b...
In Lincoln the Inventor, Jason Emerson offers the first treatment of Abraham Lincoln s invention of a device to buoy vessels over shoals and its subsequent patent as more than mere historical footnote.In this book, Emerson shows how, when, where, and why Lincoln created his invention; how his penchant for inventions and inventiveness was part of his larger political belief in internal improvements and free labor principles; how his interest in the topic led him to try his hand at scholarly lecturing; and how Lincoln, as president, encouraged and even contributed to the creation of...
In Lincoln the Inventor, Jason Emerson offers the first treatment of Abraham Lincoln s invention of a device to buoy vessels over shoals and it...
In "Lincoln the Inventor," Jason Emerson offers the first treatment of Abraham Lincoln s invention of a device to buoy vessels over shoals and its subsequent patent as more than mere historical footnote.In this book, Emerson shows how, when, where, and why Lincoln created his invention; how his penchant for inventions and inventiveness was part of his larger political belief in internal improvements and free labor principles; how his interest in the topic led him to try his hand at scholarly lecturing; and how Lincoln, as president, encouraged and even contributed to the creation of new...
In "Lincoln the Inventor," Jason Emerson offers the first treatment of Abraham Lincoln s invention of a device to buoy vessels over shoals and its sub...
First published in 1932, this was the first thoroughly researched biography of Mary Lincoln ever written, and it remains the most balanced and complete work on this controversial First Lady. Author W. A. Evans challenges the disparaging views of Mary Lincoln that were generally accepted at the time, offering a comprehensive and informed look at a woman whose physical and mental health problems have often been misconstrued or overlooked by other biographers. Evans conducted extensive research, interviewing Mrs. Lincoln s family members, seeking advice and assistance from numerous Lincoln...
First published in 1932, this was the first thoroughly researched biography of Mary Lincoln ever written, and it remains the most balanced and comp...
Although he was Abraham and Mary Lincoln s oldest and last surviving son, the details of Robert T. Lincoln s life are misunderstood by some and unknown to many others. Nearly half a century after the last biography about Abraham Lincoln s son was published, historian and author Jason Emerson illuminates the life of this remarkable man and his achievements in "Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln." Emerson, after nearly ten years of research, draws upon previously unavailable materials to offer the first truly definitive biography of the famous lawyer, businessman, and...
Although he was Abraham and Mary Lincoln s oldest and last surviving son, the details of Robert T. Lincoln s life are misunderstood by some and unk...
In 2005, historian Jason Emerson discovered a steamer trunk formerly owned by Robert Todd Lincoln's lawyer and stowed in an attic for forty years. The trunk contained a rare find: twenty-five letters pertaining to Mary Todd Lincoln's life and insanity case, letters assumed long destroyed by the Lincoln family. Mary wrote twenty of the letters herself, more than half from the insane asylum to which her son Robert had her committed, and many in the months and years after. The Madness of Mary Lincoln is the first examination of Mary Lincoln s mental illness based on the lost letters,...
In 2005, historian Jason Emerson discovered a steamer trunk formerly owned by Robert Todd Lincoln's lawyer and stowed in an attic for forty years. The...
In 1875 Mary Lincoln, the widow of a revered president, was committed to an insane asylum by her son, Robert. The trial that preceded her internment was a subject of keen national interest. The focus of public attention since Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, Mary Lincoln had attracted plentiful criticism and visible scorn from much of the public, who perceived her as spoiled, a spendthrift, and even too much of a Southern sympathizer. Widespread scrutiny only increased following her husband's assassination in 1865 and her son Tad's death six years later, after which her overwhelming...
In 1875 Mary Lincoln, the widow of a revered president, was committed to an insane asylum by her son, Robert. The trial that preceded her internmen...
