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Two new children's books on Lincoln available through the
Museum Gift Shop. Abraham Lincoln by Ingri &
Edgar Parin d/Aulaire, from 1939 lithographs , a 1940 Caldecott Medal
winner. $15.03 (tax included). Abraham Lincoln's World
by Geevieve Foster, a 1945 Newbery Honor Award winner. tells the story
of world events throughout Lincoln's life. $19.34 (tax included).
$5.00 postage and handling for each book.
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Here Stands The Law
This is the history of the events and murder that led up
to the formation of a mob, the lynching and riot, the courageous conduct
of Sheriff Hardy Whitlock, and the aftermath. The eyes of the nation
were on Danville, Illinois in July and August of 1903. While troops
occupied the city, the drama played out.
Cost: $18.50 tax included: $5.00 postage
and handling.
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Lincoln: Twenty Years on the
Eastern Prairie
This is the history of Lincoln and the people of the
Eastern Prairie who lived in extraordinary times in our nation's
history. They were Lincoln's friends, clients, and political supporters.
Some of them knew him from the time of the Black Hawk War in 1812, until
his death in 1865. Many of those he knew preceded him as causalities in
the Great Rebellion.
Cost: $34.40 tax included: $5.00 postage and
handling
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Greetings from Danville
A History in Postcards
One hundred different Danville scenes are presented in this book
from old postcards. Each photograph is identified with its name
and location, as well as historical information about the site.
Cost: $32.17 tax included: $5.00 postage and
handling
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Danville: A Pictorial
History
Reprinted in 2005 by the Museum Society
and the First National Bank of Danville/Westville, the third printing of
Bob Wright's book offers one of the most complete pictorial histories of
Danville, with hundreds of rare photos and illustrations from the early
days of Danville through the 1980s. Errata sheets containing
updated information on the sites is included with each book.
Cost $43.10 tax included: $5.00 postage and
handling
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History and Romance of
Danville Junction
First published in 1942 as a limited
edition, very few copies are available today. This 145 page book
is a hardback with dust jacket. Additional photographs have been
added to the original
format of the book.
Books are available in the Museum's gift shop or can be purchased
through the mail by sending a check for Cost
$29.95 tax included: $3.95 shipping and handling
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