Lincoln Discussion Symposium

Sorry Roger, but it's not Ford.

Second clue: He was a lawyer.

Samuel C. Parks ?

He does bear a resemblance to Parks, but it's not him, Anita.

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Rob

Sure not him, wild guess - John T. Stuart with a beard and at old age?

Sorry Eva, but it's not him either.

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Rob

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Clue Three: He was a strong advocate of Frederick Jackson Turner's theory on the American frontier.

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Rob

Abram Bergen ?

Sorry Anita, it's not him.

Clue Four: Think regionally.

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Rob

It doesn't look like Louis A. Warren (at least in the photo I've seen), but I'll guess him anyway.

You are on the right path Roger, but it's not Warren.

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Rob

Another guess - Frederick Law Olmsted?

Sorry Roger, it's not Olmstead.

Clue Five: He believed that the character of Lincoln was developed during his family's time in a particular region and devoted his remaining years to doing research to substantiate that claim.

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Rob

John E. Iglehart.

You got it Roger. Great job! Iglehart and the Southwestern Indiana Historical Society played a major role in overcoming the "stagnant, putrid pool" and "diamond on the dunghill" theories of Lincoln's Indiana years. Through the group's Lincoln Inquiry (hence the opening "Inquiring minds want to know...), Iglehart and others corresponded with Tarbell, Louis Warren, Sandburg, Turner and Beveridge among others. Keith Erekson's book "Everybody's History" is an account of the Lincoln Inquiry and their efforts.

You win a free swim in the "stagnant, putrid pool" followed by a skin treatment at the Southwestern Indiana Dunghill Resort. Taxes may apply.

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Rob

Rob, thanks for the introduction to John E. Iglehart. I will pick up Keith Erekson's book "Everybody's History".

I think you'll enjoy it, Anita. It's written in such a way that emphasizes both analysis and narrative.

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Rob