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Articles Written by Bethany Villaruz

The Sangamon, Soured: Lincoln, The Man, & Its Twisted Tropes

by Bethany Villaruz 01.31.23

The Sangamon, Soured: Lincoln, The Man & Its Twisted Tropes Bethany Villaruz A slight summer breeze ruffled through the leaves lining the shimmering Sangamon River. A young Edgar Lee Masters, known to his family as only “Lee,” frolicked along Menard County’s defining feature. The winding river curved like an artist’s desultory brushstroke through the landscape […]