The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln: Six Months at the White House

by Francis Bicknell Carpenter

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Late in 1863 a young painter named Francis B. Carpenter wished to commemorate the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. The likable and well-connected Carpenter received President Lincoln's consent during a visit to the White House. "Well, Mr. Carpenter, we will turn you loose in here," said Lincoln. The painter set up a studio in the state dining room and worked for months in 1864 under a lighted chandelier. It was a marvelous opportunity to...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0803263651

ISBN13:9780803263659

Release Date:August 1995

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.3" x 7.9"

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