Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, 19th Century classy xmas art An astronomical lithograph from the

An astronomical lithograph from the age when the ephemeris was scripture and the morning star a doctrine unto itself

rendered in the documentary hand of an era still cataloguing what it had already overrun

four years of blood and ledger reduced to Grant's terms scratched out in pencil and Lee's quiet assent

rendered in the grave engraver's hand reserved for men whose decisions were measured in regiments and graves

Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, 19th Century classy xmas art An astronomical lithograph from theAbraham Lincoln, President of the United States, 19th Century a portrait of the rail splitter turned wartime executive, his gaunt face already carrying the ledger of a republic at war with itself, rendered in the grave engraver's hand reserved for men whose decisions were measured in regiments and graves. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional