"The Sultan Sinks as Lincoln's Funeral Train Crosses America" Play

"THE SULTANA SINKS AS LINCOLN'S FUNERAL TRAIN CROSSES AMERICA"

A One-Man Short Play Performance by
David Madden, Chair
Louisiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

Baton Rouge, LA—The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana is pleased to present a Louisiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission event as part of the Commission’s grand finale celebration.

On Thursday, February 11, 2010, at 12:00 p.m., David Madden, Chair of the Louisiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, will perform “The Sultana Sinks as Lincoln's Funeral Train Crosses America,” his new one-man short play, in which he speaks as twelve of the 500 survivors of the sinking of the Sultana in the Mississippi and narrates the simultaneous movement of Lincoln's funeral train from Washington to Springfield, Illinois. That night, 1,400 Union soldiers perished, the worst maritime disaster in American history.

“A year ago, we helped kick off the Louisiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial statewide celebrations here at the State Library,” said Rebecca Hamilton, State Librarian and member of the Louisiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. “The State Library is truly honored to host this grand finale event, a literary celebration of one of history’s most important figures,” she said.

Held in the Seminar Center of the State Library, this 45-minute program is free and open to the public. Given that this is a lunchtime event, attendees are welcomed to brown bag their lunch. Please join us to celebrate the grand finale of the bicentennial celebration and the culmination of the year-long contributions of the Commission Chair, David Madden, as he performs his original play."