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New York and the Lincoln Specials - The President's Pre-Inaugural and Funeral Trains Cross the Empire State (Paperback)
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New York and the Lincoln Specials - The President's Pre-Inaugural and Funeral Trains Cross the Empire State (Paperback)
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Among the threads running through Abraham Lincoln's adult life was
an association with railroads. His first administration began with
a pre-inaugural tour, five days of which were in the Empire State,
while closure was brought to his second administration by a funeral
train that also took five days crossing New York. Separated by four
years, these two epic journeys represented events unique in
American history. By virtue of the trains traveling through the
heart of the state, thousands of ordinary people witnessed one, if
not both, passages and, in a larger sense, also became participants
in the grand tableau. Whether the visit by the presidential train
lasted overnight, part of day, a few minutes, or only fleeting
seconds, the experience became indelibly etched in the minds of
those who had the opportunity to stand along the tracks or parade
route, to see and possibly hear their leader speak, or to view his
remains. Given the uniqueness the trains' purposes, they represent
seminal events in national and state history. Fortunately, though
there is a lack of tangible evidence in the form of relics and
photographs of either event, there does exist a substantial
documentation in the form of newspaper accounts, memoirs, and
diaries. These permit the two fascinating and intertwined stories
to be told in some detail.
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