Home for Wayward Elephants (James Rada, Jr. - F) Donation Abraham Lincoln was at the

Abraham Lincoln was at the pinnacle of American power when implacable secessionists gave no quarter in a clash of visions bound up with money

the men of the 17th and their families tracks the toll on our nation during the war and allows us to explore the often difficult recovery after the last gun sounded in 1865

the "origin story" lay hidden in plain sight

With the same dogged determination that had seen him through the terrible Overland Campaign

pets of all kinds accompanied nearly every regiment during the war

Home for Wayward Elephants (James Rada, Jr. - F) Donation Abraham Lincoln was at theA fire kills Jessie Parsons family and leaves her an orphan at age 13 during the Great Depression. The fire also leaves her both physically and emotionally scarred. Amid her struggles to adjust to life on a farm orphanage, she tries to help an elephant calf that has escaped from the circus. Jessie and the elephant bond as Jessie tries to care for the elephant. The calf is eventually returned to the circus, but Jessie discovers her love for animals