Dr. Harry Wood Channels Abraham Lincoln

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07.0004.87
Abraham Lincoln's letter to Gutzon Borglum
letter from Lincoln Wood sketch Gutzon Borglum sculpted the four Presidents at Mr. Rushmore, South Dakota, a project that lasted between 1927 and 1941, the year of Borglum's death. The presidents depicted are Abraham Lincoln, George Washington,... View Full Record
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07.0004.74
Abraham Lincoln's letter to George McClellan
letter from Lincoln General George McClellan organized the Army of the Potomac and served as Lincoln's general-in-chief of the Union Army from November 1861 to March 1862. He was meticulous in his preparations for battle, but often did not engage... View Full Record
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07.0004.81
Abraham Lincoln's letter to the U.S. Patent Office
letter from LIncoln Wood sketch On May 22, 1849, Abraham Lincoln received Patent No. 6469 for a device to lift boats over shoals, an invention which was never manufactured. However, it did make him the only U.S. president to hold a patent. Li... View Full Record
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07.0004.70
Abraham Lincoln's letters to the Walt Whitman
three letters from Lincoln Walter "Walt" Whitman (1819 to 1892), was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Lincoln a... View Full Record
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07.0004.71
Abraham Lincoln's letter to Black Hawk
letter from Lincoln On a more serious note, Lincoln's 100+ years in the ethereal plane gave him plenty of time to reflect on his earthly behavior and attitudes, especially regarding war. In this letter to Black Hawk we see Lincoln become intense... View Full Record
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07.0004.69
Abraham Lincoln's letter to the Ford Motor Company
letter from Lincoln Wood sketch In this letter, Lincoln is trading on his own name to indulge in his favorite complaint, leg-room, as well as in his favorite pastime, mechanical improvements. The Lincoln Continental was an automobile produce... View Full Record
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07.0004.86
Abraham Lincoln's letter to Lew Alcindor
letter from Lincoln At the time Lincoln wrote this letter, Lew Alcindor's professional basketball career with the Milwaukee Bucks had just begun. He had already enjoyed championship years in high school and at UCLA. Alcindor adopted the Musl... View Full Record
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07.0004.82
Abraham Lincoln's letter to Raymond Massey
letter from Lincoln two photos Raymond Hart Massey (1896 to 1983) was a Canadian/American actor who portrayed Abraham Lincoln on stage and screen. Although there was a great outcry when a Canadian was cast as an American president, Massey scor... View Full Record
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Abraham Lincoln's letter to Carl Sandburg
letter from Lincoln Wood sketch Carl Sandburg (1878 to 1967) was an American writer, editor and poet. He was the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and another for his 1939 biography "Abraham Lincoln: The War Years," for which... View Full Record
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07.0004.75
Abraham Lincoln's letter to Walt Disney
two letters from Lincoln In his first letter, Lincoln is replying to a thank you note sent to him from Walt Disney for services rendered. Lincoln had 'filled in' for the hugely popular audio-animatronic version of himself at Disney Land while it... View Full Record
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07.0004.83
Abraham Lincoln's letter to Horace Greeley
letter from Lincoln Lincoln wrote this letter to Horace Greeley during the Watergate investigation in Washington, DC. Having known Greeley as a fierce newspaper man, Lincoln may have been bemoaning, in his final sentences, the scoops Greeley was... View Full Record
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07.0004.78
Abraham Lincoln's letter to Dr. Roy Basler
letter from Lincoln Roy Basler (1906 to1989) was an American historian who rose to prominence in the middle of the 20th century. From 1948 to 1953, Dr. Basler and his staff collected, transcribed and annotated all of Lincoln's writings and speech... View Full Record
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07.0004.77
Abraham Lincoln's letter to Michelangelo
letter from Lincoln When this letter was transmitted to Dr. Wood, he had no idea it would prove the existence of reincarnation. In addition, it confirmed the aspirations of every reincarnationist, for if Lincoln used to be Moses, then surely they... View Full Record
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Abraham Lincoln's letter to Max Dimont
letter from Lincoln Wood sketch Max I. Dimont (1912 to 1992) was a Finnish American historian and author. Born to a Jewish family in Helsinki, Finland, Dimont came to the United States in August 1929 with his mother and siblings. He taught hims... View Full Record
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07.0004.85
Abraham Lincoln's Letter to John Hay
letter from Lincoln John Milton Hay (1838 to 1905) was private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln from 1860 to Lincoln's assassination in 1865. He became an American statesman, diplomat, author and journalist. Hay's highest office was ser... View Full Record
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07.0004.73
Abraham Lincoln's letter to Thomas Jefferson
letter from Lincoln Wood sketch Thomas Jefferson (1743 to 1846) was extremely interested in the writings of the French philosopher and historian Voltaire (1694 to 1778), a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher. Voltaire was famo... View Full Record
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Abraham Lincoln's Letter to Marshall McCluhan
letter from Lincoln Herbert Marshall McLuhan (1911 to 1980) was a Canadian philosopher of communication theory. His work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory, as well as having practical applications in the advertising... View Full Record
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07.0004.68
Abraham Lincoln's Letters to John Wilkes Booth
two letters from Lincoln Lincoln wrote two letters to Booth, the first one a letter of reconciliation, and the second a casual warning about Andrew Johnson's state of mind. Pragmatist that Lincoln is, he also points out to Booth the political... View Full Record
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07.0004.66
Abraham Lincoln's Letter to Judge David Wills
letter from Lincoln David Wills (1831 to 1894) was the principal figure in the establishment of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Wills was Lincoln's host while in Gettysburg, and the Gettysburg Address was completed in Mr. Wills'... View Full Record