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Andrew Belonsky

Based in Atlanta, freelance writer Andrew Belonsky is the author of “The Log Cabin: An Illustrated History.”

The simple log cabin in which US president Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809. The cabin stands on the Kentucky farm belonging to Lincoln's father and still exists, housed within a museum building. (MPI/Getty Images)

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