December 2nd is the monthly "First Friday" event in Downtown Bloomington & also the "Once Upon a Holiday" weekend.

Robert Shaw has a new book coming out entitled Abraham Lincoln Traveled This Way - The America Lincoln Knew. & he will be in the downstairs gallery selling & signing copies of the book.  The event is Friday, December 2, from 5-8 pm.

Some information about the book:
Abraham Lincoln Traveled This Way explores the places and the land that were a part of Abraham Lincolns lifefrom his early years in Kentucky and Indiana, through the 29 years he lived in Illinois, until he went east to Washington, D.C. to serve as President.

Discover The America Lincoln Knew with renowned Lincoln historian Michael Burlingame, author of the definitive biography Abraham Lincoln: A Life and The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln, along with several edited volumes.

Abraham Lincolns story is told at over 70 Lincoln historic sites & dozens of other locations Lincoln traveled, including 18 National & State Historic Sites, 2 National Memorials, & a National Monument, with 18 Lincoln sites being designated National Historic Landmarks. At least 16 historic sites are dedicated exclusively to Abraham Lincoln.

These places of tribute tell the story of Lincolns life.

For more information & photographs from the book, please contact:
Firelight Publishing
309.473.2994
info@wildperceptions.com