DBS Publications: "Three Miles From Providence: A Tale of Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home"

March 1, 2011 - PRLog -- David Bruce Smith’s fictional diary “Three Miles from Providence: A Tale of Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers’ Home” creates a unique and engaging tale about Abraham Lincoln, his family, the history of the Soldiers’ Home and Washington, DC during the Civil War. The leather bound, limited-edition book, with illustrations by the acclaimed artist Clarice Smith, is a timely way to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the “War Between the States.”
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In the book, the author conjures a fictitious veteran of the Mexican-American War who is subsequently asked to guard the President at the White House, and the Soldiers' Home—the "Camp David" of the times where Lincoln spent one quarter of his presidency, and is believed to have written a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. Told in an intimate diary form, "Three Miles from Providence" starts at Lincoln's inaugural in 1861 and concludes seven generations later in 2008. During the intervening 137 years, the reader learns what happens—and what doesn't—at the Soldiers' Cottage.  

President Lincoln’s Cottage at The Soldier’s Home in Washington, DC has been described as “the most significant historic site directly associated with Lincoln's presidency aside from the White House.” It opened to the public for the first time in 2008. For more information visit http://www.lincolncottage.org/.

David Bruce Smith Publications specializes in creating, designing, and writing limited-edition books on a variety of subjects: authors, historic figures, artists, and leaders. The Company has published nine books In Many Arenas, 13 Young Men, Tennessee, Three Miles From Providence, Conversations with Papa Charlie, Afternoon Tea with Mom, Letters to My Children, Building the Community and Continuum.

All of these books and art prints by Clarice Smith are available at http://www.davidbrucesmith.com/

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David Bruce Smith Publications specializes in creating, designing, and writing limited-edition books on a variety of subjects: authors, historic figures, artists and leaders. The company has published nine books.