ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Two hundred and six years ago, a man who is still revered had a humble beginning in a Kentucky log cabin.  Abraham Lincoln  grew up to become a lawyer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives,  and the 16th president of the United States.  As president he led our country through the Civil War, which resulted in the preservation of the union and the abolishment of slavery.

For those of you who would like to learn more about the world that Lincoln lived in as a child, there's a Bullis book for you! It is:

Pine Knot; A Story of Kentucky Life

by William Eleazar Barton

Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1900

It's a work of fiction, and its content reflects the lifestyle that had not changed a great deal since the time of Lincoln's boyhood. Some of the chapter titles are:

Granny White's Remedies

A Blue-Grass Christmas

For the Cause of Freedom

So please stop by the Bullis Room and spend some time in Pine Knot ... and remember the man who made such a great contribution to his country.