Six Months at the White House w Lincoln: The Story of a Picture (Civil War)

Author Francis Bicknell Carpenter, a New York artist, believed that the Emancipation Proclamation was ""an act unparalleled for moral grandeur in the history of mankind."" Carpenter had a deep respect for Lincoln's action, and he had an impulse to capture it on canvas, to exalt the moment of the first reading of the proclamation. About a year after President Lincoln made his famous proclamation, Carpenter acted on this impulse. He asked Owen Love...

By Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Series: Civil War
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Applewood Books (November 18, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1429015276
ISBN-13: 978-1429015271
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
Amazon Rank: 8281629
Format: PDF Text djvu book

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personal anecdotes of Lincoln in the White House, Lincoln knew the painting of the Emancipation Proclamation would be the centerpiece of his legacy and was a willing participant in its creation. Great insights into Lincoln's daily life during a most

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