tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post5873593099433640010..comments2024-03-28T06:40:55.326-07:00Comments on Cowboy Kisses: Abe Lincoln, Indian Fighter!GiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-14787003497496826132019-04-17T15:45:43.470-07:002019-04-17T15:45:43.470-07:00Doris, it's fascinating--we tend to leave the ...Doris, it's fascinating--we tend to leave the middle of the country as if westward expansion just somehow hopped over it, perhaps due to the fact the Transcontinental Railroad actually started in Council Bluffs practically in Nebraska. As authors writing about the west, we also tend to concentrate post Civil War and when Abe Lincoln was twenty-three, the nation was still incredibly young. Just my theory!Andrea Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553961600937196102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-17337779091353664652019-04-17T15:24:20.037-07:002019-04-17T15:24:20.037-07:00I grew up a bit south of the area you talk about. ...I grew up a bit south of the area you talk about. There are a couple of good books on the "Black Hawk" war. Also, as I mentioned elsewhere, Keokuk, Iowa is named of the chief that Black Hawk or one of his band killed. It is a rich and sad history. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-20699139793772203192019-04-17T15:17:00.758-07:002019-04-17T15:17:00.758-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Oscar. Glad you were enli...Thanks for stopping by, Oscar. Glad you were enlightened :-)Andrea Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553961600937196102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-16822357476537748992019-04-17T13:48:10.425-07:002019-04-17T13:48:10.425-07:00Interesting part of Lincoln's life that I knew...Interesting part of Lincoln's life that I knew thing of. Thanks for posting.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-86508134970445028942019-04-17T11:34:45.258-07:002019-04-17T11:34:45.258-07:00Thanks for your 'local's' view, Patti...Thanks for your 'local's' view, Patti. I think there is a statue of Black Hawk somewhere or other but can't quite remember, in one of the places where he lived I believe. Difficult to think of Lincoln aged twenty-three! The book I was recently reading about his last court battle prior to being elected President was also an eye-opener.Andrea Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553961600937196102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-76431021367471858972019-04-17T11:14:44.453-07:002019-04-17T11:14:44.453-07:00Great post, Andrea! I'm speaking to you from t...Great post, Andrea! I'm speaking to you from the Land of Lincoln itself, Illinois. It's so true how we think of the west as farther west but this was the frontier not too long ago. We listened to a podcast recently about Indian and settler skirmishes just north of Chicago while we happened to be driving through said area. I had to look for the Black Hawk Wars and I see there are many sites around northern Illinois not far from a town we often go to when visiting relatives, so we'll have to check it out. Didn't know that about Lincoln, by the way.Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.com