LLL: Log Cabin to White House

Coming Monday, January 30 at 7 p.m. at the Lodge

From a Log Cabin to the White House: How did Lincoln do it?
Presented by author John Cribb

Join author John Cribb, author of the new historical novel The Rail Splitter, as he talks about the remarkable journey that helped make Lincoln a beloved American hero. The story begins with Lincoln's youth on the frontier, where he grows up with an ax in one hand and book in the other, determined to make something of himself. He sets off on one adventure after another, from rafting down the Mississippi River to marching in an Indian war. When he is 26, the girl he hopes to marry dies of fever. He spends days wandering the countryside in grief. A few years later, he purchases a ring inscribed with the words "Love Is Eternal" and enters a tempestuous marriage with Mary Todd. Lincoln literally wrestles his way to prominence on the Illinois prairies. The story of the rawboned youth who goes from a log cabin to the White House is, in many ways, the great American story. It reminds us that the country Lincoln loved is a place of wide-open dreams where extraordinary journeys unfold.

About our presenter: Cribb is a native of Spartanburg, SC. who has written about subjects ranging from history to education. His historical novel Old Abe won acclaim for bringing Lincoln's years in the White House to life. His work also includes coauthoring The American Patriot's Almanac and The Educated Child, both New York Times bestsellers.