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This colorized picture of Abraham Lincoln is mesmerizing to me. Just look at that Friday Face!

Here’s an oddly pertinent quote from Mr. Lincoln:

“I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war.”
–Abraham Lincoln in a letter written to William Elkin, 1860

The colorized version somehow makes him more immediate, more real, less mythical.

My favorite book as a first-grader was this one by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire:

I withdrew it from the school library time after time. Just a few years ago, I found one in a used bookstore that had been discarded from a library in Missouri. (The book is available on Amazon, just click the above pic.)

I was fascinated by this illustration and others in the book

Naturally, there were two things I loved at Disneyland: the Nickelodeon (long gone), and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln… the original (it’s been updated since 2001).

I know, I am a nerd, and Abraham Lincoln is today’s Friday Face.

top photo/quote via Dregs of the Future

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