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Lincoln's greatcoat : the unlikely odyssey of a presidential relic / Reignette G. Chilton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1476635641
  • 9781476635644
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Lincoln's Greatcoat : The Unlikely Odyssey of a Presidential RelicDDC classification:
  • 973.7092 23
LOC classification:
  • E457.65 .C55 2019
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. A Magnificent Clothing House; 2. Binding Up Wounds; 3. That Fateful Night; 4. Retain Them Always; 5. The Quest for a Final Resting Place; 6. Valuable Americana; 7. A Tale of Two Coats; 8. There Is Only One Donn Collection; 9. The Clothing Has Come Home; 10. A Crowning Exhibit; Appendix A: A Beautiful Piece of Work; Appendix B: "One Country, One Destiny"; Appendix C: The Donn Collection of Lincolniana; Appendix D: The Mysterious Mr. Douglas; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary: "Brooks Brothers crafted Abraham Lincoln's greatcoat in honor of his second inauguration. Mrs. Lincoln gave the greatcoat to a White House doorkeeper. The coat was returned to Ford's Theatre, but not before it underwent an exciting journey. This book recounts that journey as a reminder of his call to "bind up wounds" and care for others"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. A Magnificent Clothing House; 2. Binding Up Wounds; 3. That Fateful Night; 4. Retain Them Always; 5. The Quest for a Final Resting Place; 6. Valuable Americana; 7. A Tale of Two Coats; 8. There Is Only One Donn Collection; 9. The Clothing Has Come Home; 10. A Crowning Exhibit; Appendix A: A Beautiful Piece of Work; Appendix B: "One Country, One Destiny"; Appendix C: The Donn Collection of Lincolniana; Appendix D: The Mysterious Mr. Douglas; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

"Brooks Brothers crafted Abraham Lincoln's greatcoat in honor of his second inauguration. Mrs. Lincoln gave the greatcoat to a White House doorkeeper. The coat was returned to Ford's Theatre, but not before it underwent an exciting journey. This book recounts that journey as a reminder of his call to "bind up wounds" and care for others"-- Provided by publisher.

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