{"id":3522,"date":"2015-03-09T12:59:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T10:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2015-03-09T14:42:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T12:42:59","slug":"lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/","title":{"rendered":"LINCOLN &#8211; C\u00e2nd politica devine legend\u0103&#8230;, MAPAMOND nr. 129 -130"},"content":{"rendered":"<a  href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-admin\/options-general.php?page=post_views' class='entry-meta' style='text-align:center'><b>Post Views<\/a><\/b> = 435<br\/><p><strong>LINCOLN &#8211; C\u00e2nd politica devine legend\u0103&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230; \u015ei legenda se transform\u0103 \u00een destina\u0163ie turistic\u0103 de interes interna\u0163ional vorbim, evident, despre turism bine f\u0103cut! Punerea \u00een valoare a mo\u015ftenirii istorice a celui de al XVI-lea pre\u015fedinte american, Abraham Lincoln, este, din perspectiv\u0103 turistic\u0103, un program fascinant, obligatoriu de parcurs pentru cei ce ajung la Chicago.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3522 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln-332\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln-332-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln-348\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln-348-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln-1021\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln-1021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln33\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln33-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/springfield-lincoln325\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Springfield-Lincoln325-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Nu este \u201er\u00e2u, ram, drum\u201d \u00een Statul Illinois care s\u0103 nu cotizeze cu ceva la amplificarea pove\u015ftii p\u0103rintelui fondator al Americii moderne. Ie\u015fim din Chicago lu\u00e2nd-o pe celebra Route 66 p\u00e2n\u0103 la \u00eent\u00e2lnirea cu Abraham Lincoln Route. A\u015fa \u00eencepe povestea: pe la 1817 p\u0103rin\u0163ii lui Abraham se mut\u0103 din Kentuky \u00een Indiana iar la 1830 reg\u0103sim familia \u00een statul Illinois. T\u00e2n\u0103rul Abraham Lincoln se a\u015feaz\u0103 \u00een New Salem, un sat de me\u015fte\u015fugari, iar via\u0163a lui se contope\u015fte cu cea a comunit\u0103\u0163ii.<\/p>\n<p>Autodidact, cu doar \u015fase luni de \u015fcoal\u0103 propriu-zis\u0103, el devine un personaj important. Afl\u0103m toate acestea din povestea spus\u0103 de New Salem Historic Site, un proiect cultural de anvergur\u0103, care propune vizitatorilor un spa\u0163iu interactiv: un muzeu al satului, reconstruit printr-o Funda\u0163ie \u00een 1917, un punct de informare turistic\u0103, camping, teatru, un muzeu al Ligii Lincoln \u015fi evident un restaurant \u015fi un magazin. Plimbarea prin satul New Salem te afund\u0103 \u00een pove\u015fti cu bunici la vatr\u0103, pantofarul satului, cr\u00e2\u015fmarul sau negustorul aflat \u00een casa original\u0103 Onstot Cooper Shop redat\u0103 muzeului \u00een 1922. St\u00e2nd de vorb\u0103 cu \u201epantofarul\u201d am aflat c\u0103 \u00een epoc\u0103 americanii aveau dou\u0103 picioare st\u00e2ngi (sau drepte), c\u0103ci pantofii se f\u0103ceau cu un calapod unic pentru ambele picioare. \u00cen plus ei se croiau mai mari dec\u00e2t talpa cump\u0103r\u0103torului din motive economice: s\u0103 \u0163in\u0103 mai mult.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canalul, m\u0103g\u0103ru\u015fii \u015fi pr\u0103jitura<\/strong><br \/>\nCei \u015fase ani petrecu\u0163i de Lincoln \u00een New Salem, au f\u0103cut tranzi\u0163ia de la b\u0103iatul bun la toate (constructor de b\u0103rci, t\u00e2mplar, fierar sau luntra\u015f) la b\u0103rbatul matur, angajat \u00een avocatur\u0103 \u015fi politic\u0103. \u00cen 1832 \u00eel g\u0103sim implicat \u00een politica timpului, ca sus\u0163in\u0103tor \u00eenfocat al construirii canalului Illinois-Michigan (I&amp;M Canal) dat \u00een func\u0163iune \u00een 1848. Povestea vibrant\u0103 a acelor timpuri este dominanta Muzeului de Istorie din Joliet unde exist\u0103 o replic\u0103 a canalului. Trecerea vizitatorilor printre pere\u0163ii \u00een m\u0103rime natural\u0103 ai I&amp;M este cople\u015fitoare: se v\u0103d muncitorii care sap\u0103 la canal, inginerii care se ocup\u0103 de m\u0103sur\u0103tori, oamenii vremii urm\u00e2nd rutina zilnic\u0103. Dup\u0103 experien\u0163a muzeal\u0103 din Joliet, dorin\u0163a de a vedea pe viu, ne poart\u0103 spre La Salle, locul de unde plecau vapoarele spre Chicago, trase de pe mal de m\u0103g\u0103ru\u015fi.<\/p>\n<p>Ca fapt divers, cercet\u0103torii americani au stabilit c\u0103, \u00een cei 23 de ani petrecu\u0163i ca avocat, Lincoln a str\u0103b\u0103tut 450 de mile pe apele canalului, alerg\u00e2nd de la un client la altul. C\u0103l\u0103toria contemporan\u0103 cu o ambarca\u0163iune tractat\u0103 de m\u0103gari este o \u00eenc\u00e2ntare. E\u0219ti m\u0103gulit de faptul c\u0103 \u00eenso\u0163itorul t\u0103u este chiar onorabila doamn\u0103 Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (ghidul agen\u0163iei care poart\u0103 hainele de epoc\u0103 ale so\u0163iei lui Abraham Lincoln).<\/p>\n<p>Programul turistic este garnisit cu informa\u0163ii despre modul \u00een care se c\u0103l\u0103torea pe la 1848, ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpla pe vas, ce se m\u00e2nca, \u015fi mai ales pove\u015fti despre imigran\u0163ii, majoritatea irlandezi, care au muncit la canal. Lec\u0163ia de istorie dureaz\u0103 o or\u0103, c\u00e2t voiajul \u00een sine, iar m\u0103g\u0103ru\u015fii, mai mult de atmosfer\u0103, \u00ee\u015fi fac veseli datoria, c\u0103ci nava are motor acum. Doamna \u201eMary\u201d nu uit\u0103 s\u0103 ne transmit\u0103 re\u0163eta pr\u0103jiturii preferate a lui Lincoln, \u00eenainte de a se retrage discret\u0103 \u00een cotidian. Afl\u0103m c\u0103 circuitul are mare succes la publicul t\u00e2n\u0103r, c\u0103 ea este o bunic\u0103 fericit\u0103 \u015fi c\u0103 nepo\u0163elul ei este adoptat din Rom\u00e2nia. Este momentul s\u0103 fim \u015fi mai bucuro\u015fi \u015fi s\u0103-i oferim o insign\u0103 cu stema \u015fi drapelul rom\u00e2nesc ca amintire.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nUrmeaz\u0103 sta\u021bia Springfield<\/strong><br \/>\nIat\u0103-ne \u00een drum spre Springfield, capitala de drept a statului Illinois, unde \u00eencepe de fapt cariera de avocat \u015fi om politic a lui Lincoln \u00een 1834. Dup\u0103 8 ani se c\u0103s\u0103tore\u015fte cu Miss Mary Todd \u015fi se stabilesc \u00een re\u015fedin\u0163a devenit\u0103 acum muzeu. Cele mai importante cl\u0103diri ale ora\u015fului par impregnate \u00een aerul lor majestuos, de prezen\u0163a \u015fi vorbele lui. \u0218i cl\u0103direa Old State Capitol p\u0103streaz\u0103 ecoul discursurilor \u015fi pledoariilor \u0163inute de Lincoln, biroul \u015fi biblioteca sa. Re\u015fedin\u0163a familiei este conservat\u0103 precum \u00een epoc\u0103 \u015fi evoc\u0103 un c\u0103min fericit, cu patru copii (unul singur a tr\u0103it p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een secolul XX), cu preocup\u0103rile, grijile \u015fi via\u0163a lui.<\/p>\n<p>Despre Springfield celebrul om de stat spunea: \u201eAcestui loc \u015fi bun\u0103t\u0103\u0163ii oamenilor s\u0103i le datorez totul!\u201d Cei 17 ani petrecu\u0163i de Lincoln \u00een Springfield au constituit fundamentul filosofiei sale politice \u015fi, de\u015fi a pierdut \u00een 1858 alegerile pentru Senatul SUA \u00een fa\u0163a rivalului s\u0103u Stephen Douglas, ecoul discursurilor sale l-a propulsat \u00een con\u015ftiin\u0163a public\u0103. \u00cen 1861 a devenit, nu senator, ci pre\u015fedinte ales al SUA, sus\u0163inut de Partidul Republican, pe care \u00eel fondase \u00een 1856. C\u00e2\u015ftig\u0103 al doilea mandat preziden\u0163ial la trei ani dup\u0103 primul. Lincoln devine legend\u0103 \u00een 1865, \u00eentr-o sear\u0103 de aprilie, asasinat fiind \u00een loja sa de la Teatrul Ford&#8230; Povestea \u201elegendei Lincoln\u201d o reg\u0103sim spus\u0103 \u00een somptuosul complex Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Cl\u0103direa dotat\u0103 cu facilit\u0103\u0163ile secolului XXI prezint\u0103 publicului totul: cabana de lemn a lui Abraham, de la New Salem, camera albastr\u0103 &#8211; preferata so\u0163iei, celebra p\u0103l\u0103rie cilindric\u0103 a pre\u015fedintelui, biroul s\u0103u, tezaurul familiei, galeria eroilor din R\u0103zboiul Civil \u015fi multe spectacole intearctive. \u201eOchii lui Lincoln\u201d sau \u201eFantomele din bibliotec\u0103\u201d sunt reprezenta\u0163ii v\u0103zute deja de peste dou\u0103 milioane de spectatori.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ce poate face un Oscar pentru o gar\u0103 !<\/strong><br \/>\nCa orice muzeu care se respect\u0103, are la intrare un magazin de excep\u0163ie, de unde nu po\u0163i pleca f\u0103r\u0103 un suvenir de colec\u0163ie: replici ale bijuteriilor primei doamne, a p\u0103l\u0103riei preziden\u0163iale, clasoare pentru monezi, ghiduri ori calendarul manifest\u0103rilor muzeale. Dac\u0103 timpul ne-ar fi permis, am fi optat pentru concertul dat aici \u00een memoria sopranei de culoare, Marian Anderson. \u00cen 1939, fiindu-i intezis s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u00eentr-o sal\u0103 cu spectatori albi, ea a decis s\u0103 \u0163in\u0103 reprezenta\u0163ia \u00een aer liber, \u00een fa\u0163a Memorialului Lincoln, bucur\u00e2ndu-se de prezen\u0163a a 100.000 de spectatori.<\/p>\n<p>R\u0103sunetul interna\u0163ional al concertului a temperat m\u0103surile rasiste \u201e\u00eenc\u0103\u201d ale autorit\u0103\u0163ilor americane. Am ales s\u0103 vizit\u0103m gara transformat\u0103 \u00een centru cultural \u015fi nu ne-a p\u0103rut r\u0103u. Great Western Depot are ca expozi\u0163ie permanent\u0103 recuzita celebrului film \u201eLincoln\u201d . Regizorul Steven Spielberg, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Studiourile Dream Works au oferit necondi\u0163ionat exponatele. Pl\u0103cerea oferit\u0103 de expozi\u0163ie este \u00eentrecut\u0103 doar de bucuria vizion\u0103rii filmului nominalizat la premiile Oscar. Am uitat s\u0103 v\u0103 spun c\u0103 la toate muzeele se face voluntariat, de la ghidaj la casa de marcat, o lec\u0163ie pe care \u00eenc\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 o \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103m.<\/p>\n<p>Autocarul ruleaz\u0103 elegant spre intrarea \u00een Route 66. Despre celebra panglic\u0103 de asfalt \u00eentr-un num\u0103r viitor.<br \/>\n<strong>DOINA CONSTANTINESCU <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Views = 435LINCOLN &#8211; C\u00e2nd politica devine legend\u0103&#8230; &#8230; \u015ei legenda se transform\u0103 \u00een destina\u0163ie turistic\u0103 de interes interna\u0163ional vorbim, evident, despre turism bine f\u0103cut! Punerea \u00een valoare a mo\u015ftenirii istorice a celui de al XVI-lea pre\u015fedinte american, Abraham &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2015\/03\/09\/lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda-mapamond-nr-129-130\/\">Continu\u0103 s\u0103 cite\u0219ti <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,956],"tags":[963,964],"class_list":["post-3522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mapamond","category-numarul-129-130","tag-lincoln-cand-politica-devine-legenda","tag-mapamond-nr-129-130","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3522"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3533,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3522\/revisions\/3533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}