About this Item
Hardcover with dustjacket, beautiful gift/collector's copy, book and jacket look new and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "the story of Abraham Lincoln in the Keystone State - the chronicle of where he went, what he did, and what he said in the state.begins with Lincoln's Pennsylvania ancestors, moves on to his travels, public appearances and speeches, and concludes with his funeral train in 1865," nicely illustrated with photos and maps ; 210 pages. Seller Inventory # 039649
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Lincoln Trail in Pennsylvania: A History...
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing.
About this title
--Gabor S. Boritt, from the Foreword
"He added that he hoped that people viewed his book not as detailing Lincoln's presence in Pennsylvania, 'but as nine dynamite stories about Lincoln's life.'"
--Dick Watson, Gettysburg Times
"What a ride for the Lincoln buff. . . . Philadelphia, Harrisburg, York, Hanover, Gettysburg, Pittsburgh, and Erie also figure in the 210-page book, which will appeal to those with an interest in Pennsylvania and Civil War history."
--Caroline Abels, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Hoch's book features some rare photographs, engravings, and maps of Lincoln's visits to Pennsylvania.
The Lincoln Trail in Pennsylvania chronicles where Lincoln went, what he did, and what he said in the state."
--Ann Diviney, Sun Style
"There's a lot of detail you won't find in any other book. . . . The Lincoln Trail in Pennsylvania (Penn State Press), a chronicle of Lincoln's steps throughout the Keystone State."
--David J. Forster, Northeast Breeze
"In considerable detail . . . Bradley Hoch tells the story of Lincoln's several visits to Pennsylvania and his varied associations with Pennsylvanians."
--Jack Brubaker, Lancaster New Era
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