Francis Carpenter

The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln: Six Months at the White House

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally impor...

The Classic of Tea

Written more than one thousand years ago, Lu Yu's book has done more than any other text to elevate tea and tea drinking to its unique place of veneration in Chinese society. This is the first complete translation that also includes an introduction to Lu Yu's life and times and to the history and si...

Six Months at the White House (Expanded, Annotated) (Lincoln Book 2)

In February of 1864, Francis Carpenter left New York for the White House to fulfill a dream born of the previous year's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. With Lincoln's enthusiastic support, Carpenter would paint the now-famous life-sized portrait of the President and his Cabinet depicting ...

Six Months at the White House with Abrah: The Story of a Picture

Artist Francis B. Carpenter's account of the Lincoln White House, which he witnessed while painting the "First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation," was first published in 1866. This new illustrated and indexed White House Historical Association reprint includes an introduction by Lincoln histo...

Six Months at the White House w Lincoln: The Story of a Picture (Civil War)

Author Francis Bicknell Carpenter, a New York artist, believed that the Emancipation Proclamation was ""an act unparalleled for moral grandeur in the history of mankind."" Carpenter had a deep respect for Lincoln's action, and he had an impulse to capture it on canvas, to exalt the moment of the fir...

Six Months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln (Dodo Press)

Francis Bicknell Carpenter (1830-1900) was an American painter born in Homer, New York. In 1852, he was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Millard Fillmore. Commissions followed for portraits of Presidents Franklin Pierce and John Tyler, and other mid-19th century notables. However, Carpe...

Best in Children's Books The Cat That Walked By Himself

Originally collected in Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories in 1902, The Cat that Walked by Himself is one of the best-loved cat tales ever written. It is a story of the beginning of domesticated life: Man meets Woman and they move into a cave and set up the first household. Dog, Horse, and Cow come o...

The old China trade: Americans in Canton, 1784-1843

A history of the trade between the United States and China, begun in 1784, which affected this country in many ways, including culturally, industrially, and territorially.

Six Months With Lincoln in the White House

The Old China Trade: Americans in Canton, 1784-1843

The Old China Trade: Americans in Canton, 1784-1843

The Classic of Tea: Origins & Rituals

Francis Bicknell Carpenter

Oct 6, 2009 ... Francis Bicknell Carpenter (August 6, 1830 May 23, 1900) was an American painter born in Homer, New York. Carpenter is best known for his ...