Lincoln's personal retreat from the burdens of war

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Abraham Lincoln, as President, lived in a small cottage on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Washington D.C., where he was able to find solace and time to reflect and to formulate the important decisions that shaped the war and its aftermath. In his book "Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home" Matthew Pinsker describes Lincoln's time at the Soldiers' Home and its impact on his presidency and history.

Evaluation, Portrayals, Military aspects, Lincoln, Abraham, Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home (Book)

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The Way We Worked

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'The Way We Worked', a photography exhibit at the National Archives in Washington D.C. during December 2005-May 2006 features the way Americans labored over a century of change. These photographs document work clothing, locales, working conditions, and work place conflict and the exhibition provides an opportunity to hear the experiences of the workers and honor the workingmen and women of America who built the country.

Exhibitions, Work environment, Work clothes, Organizational behavior, Organizational behaviour, Working conditions

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A war on civilians: order number 11 and the evacuation of Western Missouri

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The Civil War, which began in 1861, created an atmosphere of fear and distrust in both Missouri and Kansas and split MissouriEs population in its beliefs. The General Order Number 11, which evacuated nearly twenty thousand people and destroyed their properties in four countries along with western Missouri border, was a drastic measure that left bitter emotional scars in the region for years.

Missouri, Kansas, Influence, Evacuation of civilians, Civilian evacuation

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