Eisenhower's Gettysburg Farm
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Eisenhower's Gettysburg Farm

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About this book

The Eisenhower farm was the first and only home that Dwight Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, called their own. During Eisenhower's military career, he and Mamie lived around the world, but he always hoped to own a piece of property and leave it better than he found it. That wish led to the purchase of the Allen Redding farm in 1950 and the Eisenhowers' thorough renovation of its dwelling. During Eisenhower's presidency, the farm served as a retreat from the Washington pressure cooker. When his presidential term ended, the Eisenhowers embraced a new chapter in their lives together. Eisenhower maintained an active schedule of writing, speechmaking, correspondence, and meetings with a wide range of national and world leaders, as well as supervision of an active farm operation. Mamie and Dwight shared a busy social life in retirement, taking special pleasure in spending time with their son John, daughter-in-law Barbara, and four grandchildren. This book tells the Eisenhowers' Gettysburg story.

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Yes, you can access Eisenhower's Gettysburg Farm by Michael J. Birkner,Carol A. Hegeman with Kevin Lavery in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & North American History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781439659786
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. From Abilene to Gettysburg
  11. 2. Where Glory Waits
  12. 3. Road to the White House
  13. 4. The Gettysburg Farm Becomes a Home
  14. 5. Presidential Business at the Farm
  15. 6. Daily Life at the Farm
  16. 7. Dignitaries Visit the Farm
  17. 8. An Active Retirement
  18. 9. Mamie
  19. 10. Eisenhower National Historic Site