Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth ... he laid the foundations of the modern state. Legacy Lincoln’s legacy is based on his momentous achievements: he ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a ... the most enduringly elegant phrases of modern rhetoric, Lincoln's surprising election in 1860 helped spark the ...

Through government contracting and the expansion of state activity, such as the approval of a transcontinental railway and the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 to settle western lands, he laid the ...

It was founded in 1917 and named after Abraham Lincoln; five years later ... made more horsepower than any other front-wheel drive in modern memory, it's almost as though they forgot to tell ...

Thus begins Edgar DeWitt Jones’ book "Lincoln and the Preachers" (1948). During the period of 1849 to 1860 Abraham Lincoln spent more time in Bloomington than any other place, except his home in ...