Abe & Fido - Lincoln s Love of Animals and the Touching Story of His Favorite

Informationen zum Autor Matthew Algeo is the author of Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure , The President Is a Sick Man , and Pedestrianism . An award-winning journalist, he has reported for public radio's All Things Considered , Marketplace , and Morning Edition . Klappentext In early 1861, as he prepared to move into the White House, Abraham Lincoln dreaded telling his two youngest sons that the family's beloved pet dog, Fido, would not be accompanying them to Washington. Lincoln was afraid the skittish dog wouldn't survive the long rail journey, so he decided to leave the mutt behind with friends in Springfield. Abe & Fido tells the story of two friends, an unlikely tandem who each became famous and died prematurely. It also explores the everyday life of Springfield in the years leading up to the Civil War, as well as Lincoln's sometimes radical views on animal welfare, and how they shaped his life and his presidency. It's the story of a master and his dog, living through historic, tumultuous times.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Algeo
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780912777993
• ISBN: 978-0-912777-99-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Pet husbandry; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education