Title: Lincoln's Vandalia, a pioneer portrait
Description: A biography of Lincoln for the period 1834-39 when he was in the Illinois State Legislature, which met in the State capital of Vandalia. This is also a story of the decline of Vandalia, which lost its status as State capital to Springfield.
Subjects: Political career before 1861, History, Illinois State Politics, Abraham Lincoln's political career before 1861, Vandalia (Ill.), Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Places: Vandalia (Ill), Springfield (Ill)
People: Abraham Lincoln
Time periods: 1834-1839