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American Revolution question: What gift did Licoln refused from king of Siam? 12 elephants ... What gift did Grant turn down from the King of Siam? What gift did Ol' Abe turn down from the King of Siam? What gift did king of siam try to give to abe lincoln? What did the King of Siam offer to Abe Lincoln in 1861?
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President Lincoln replies to the King of Siam for gifts including "a sword" and "two ... Lincoln pledges, "If you will give me satisfactory answers . ...
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www.thelincolnlog.org/view/1862/2/3
www.thelincolnlog.org/view/1862/2/3
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Three centuries later, King Mongkut of Siam, as Thailand was then known, offered to give some elephants to the United States, "They would multiply into herds, Mongkut said and become "beasts of burden, making them of benefit to the country." President Lincoln declined the gift because, he noted, "steam has been our...
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www.ladyjiraslair.com/thailand/bigtrouble.html
www.ladyjiraslair.com/thailand/bigtrouble.html
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So as a compromise, I'd give it 3 stars. The Siam king Anna Leonowens portrays (Landon's 1944 best-seller is based on Leonowens' original account) looks nothing like the real king Mongkut whom historians study and the Thais revere. ... Abraham Lincoln (The Great Americans Series) by Jean F. Blashfield on page 122...
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A DVD review by Glenn Erickson (DVD Savant) of the film Anna and the King of Siam. ... Anna and the King of Siam; Fox Studio Classics ... When Harrison's Mongkut asks about President Lincoln or peruses Anna's quotes about honor and human rights, he seems honestly interested in expanding his consciousness, democracy-wise.
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He learned about Abraham Lincoln and the tenets of democracy from her, and years later he would become Siam's most progressive king. He guided the country's transformation from a feudal state to a modern society, abolshing slavery and making many other radical reforms. ... She answered slowly, "But I can't give even that little.
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www.ecampus.com/book/0060954884
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The best Wilson quote in the picture Wilson [see below] was written by Lamar Trotti and no one ever questioned it." According to Landon's book, King Mongkut and Lincoln actually did exchange letters, but this correspondence occurred before Anna came to Siam.
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Based on a true story, an English widow teaches the children of Siam's King Mongkut in the 1860s, helping them learn European ways. ... The King tells Kralahome to give Anna a house. ... He writes to Lincoln offering elephants. Tuptim shows Anna the gift she got for freeing her slave, but she is angry that Anna told the King.
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www.san.beck.org/MM/1946/AnnaandKingofSiam.html
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