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The Chronicle Telegram in Elyria, Ohio

20 Feb 2005

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The Chronicle Telegram

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Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 2005

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3

Lincoln obsession fuels a marketplace of Lincoln memes

In Gettysburg and beyond, Abraham Lincoln endures as a pop culture icon. The piece surveys how merchants, advertisers, and media monetize the president, from souvenir shops near the battlefield to items like Lincoln rockers and themed foods. It notes historical echoes, from 1893 Lincolnia to modern digital curiosities, and questions the commodification of a demigod.

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Hard Drinking Lincoln: Abe Fights Booth in Web Cartoon

A comic strip spoof shows Abraham Lincoln as a superhero called Great Emancipator battling John Wilkes Booth. The scene references Lincoln's assassination and his legacy as a war secretary era figure after the Booth bullet ends the president.

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