2009 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Since November 2008, I have been traveling to Chicago area libraries presenting a PowerPoint program, The Roads that Lead to Lincoln, a look at Lincoln’s life in Illinois and his contributions to the development of the state through his politics and law practice. The last half of the program is a travelogue of historic sites related to Lincoln that can be seen along three of the National Scenic Byways of Illinois: Route 66, The Great River Road, and the Lincoln Highway.
The amount of information that I amassed during my research was much more than I could use in a one-hour slide show, so I decided to write a companion book that would allow for greater detail. I have been selling copies of The Roads that Lead to Lincoln: Finding Honest Abe on the Historic Highways of Illinois at my programs since January 2009, and I now have it available on this web site’s Gift Shop page as well. Please take a look and order a couple dozen copies!
