Put me down, Anna.? Connie Williams? 24 E. Tolna Road, Shrewsbury, PA? 17361 -----Original Message----- From: Del Bristol <bristol@wcnet.org> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:08 am Subject: [PD-LIFE] Abe Lincoln book I have begun reading an historical novel about Abe Lincoln. The author, Richard Slotkin, has written several non-fiction books of an historical nature, so I trust his research. This book is different in that it re-creates Lincoln's growing years rather than his political career and the Civil War era. "."Abe" draws deeply on historical scholarship, but it is not biography. Instead, it is a vivid, persuasive re-creation of the life as young Lincoln might have lived it, and of the people, scenes, and influences that helped produce the character and conscience of the man often called the greatest of all Americans." This book is 450 pages in length and I have only begun reading it, and three other books rest on my night stand that I have begun. Sometimes Sherlock Holmes beckons to me, at other times history is my interest.much like using the remote, huh? If you want to be next in line in our PAD Reading Club, let me know and I'll send this book to you. For those of you new to this list, we offer books to fellow members and send them without cost. When you have finished the book, ask who was next on the reading list and send it media rate (less expensive). Gosh, it is gorgeous outside today. I have to bathe the dogs, do some lawn work, begin the laundry.and read under the maple tree. Life is good. Smiles, Anna * P.S. Fort Wayne, Indiana, has a Lincoln museum which is a must-see for history buffs. Lincoln Life Ins. was begun in the late 1800s. They contacted Robert Lincoln asking permission to use his father's likeness and name for their company and he permitted the usage. They began assembling Lincoln memorabilia and later opened a museum in their corporate offices, if I recall correctly. The museum outgrew the facility so they constructed a building elsewhere in Fort Wayne. I have been to the corporate location and plan to go to the new site. Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, has Lincoln's chair and some other items from his assassination. Also, the Fort Wayne library is a genealogical site and one that recently reopened as a much enlarged facility. Check out their websites: <http://www.thelincolnmuseum.org/> www.thelincolnmuseum.org and www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html and www.hfmgv.org <http://www.hfmgv.org/> . * o o ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

OK! I just knew you would want to read this one! Smiles, Anna -----Original Message----- From: padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padutch-life-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of twerppy@aol.com Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:51 PM To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Abe Lincoln book Put me down, Anna.? Connie Williams? 24 E. Tolna Road, Shrewsbury, PA? 17361 -----Original Message----- From: Del Bristol <bristol@wcnet.org> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:08 am Subject: [PD-LIFE] Abe Lincoln book I have begun reading an historical novel about Abe Lincoln. The author, Richard Slotkin, has written several non-fiction books of an historical nature, so I trust his research. This book is different in that it re-creates Lincoln's growing years rather than his political career and the Civil War era. "."Abe" draws deeply on historical scholarship, but it is not biography. Instead, it is a vivid, persuasive re-creation of the life as young Lincoln might have lived it, and of the people, scenes, and influences that helped produce the character and conscience of the man often called the greatest of all Americans." This book is 450 pages in length and I have only begun reading it, and three other books rest on my night stand that I have begun. Sometimes Sherlock Holmes beckons to me, at other times history is my interest.much like using the remote, huh? If you want to be next in line in our PAD Reading Club, let me know and I'll send this book to you. For those of you new to this list, we offer books to fellow members and send them without cost. When you have finished the book, ask who was next on the reading list and send it media rate (less expensive). Gosh, it is gorgeous outside today. I have to bathe the dogs, do some lawn work, begin the laundry.and read under the maple tree. Life is good. Smiles, Anna * P.S. Fort Wayne, Indiana, has a Lincoln museum which is a must-see for history buffs. Lincoln Life Ins. was begun in the late 1800s. They contacted Robert Lincoln asking permission to use his father's likeness and name for their company and he permitted the usage. They began assembling Lincoln memorabilia and later opened a museum in their corporate offices, if I recall correctly. The museum outgrew the facility so they constructed a building elsewhere in Fort Wayne. I have been to the corporate location and plan to go to the new site. Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, has Lincoln's chair and some other items from his assassination. Also, the Fort Wayne library is a genealogical site and one that recently reopened as a much enlarged facility. Check out their websites: <http://www.thelincolnmuseum.org/> www.thelincolnmuseum.org and www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html and www.hfmgv.org <http://www.hfmgv.org/> . * o o ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message