239 Days in America

‘Abdu’l-Bahá visits the Frederick Douglass Center, a settlement house in Chicago that aims to improve the lives of African Americans. FULL STORY >>

As autumn recedes, Honoré Jaxon, a former revolutionary, vividly remembers his trip with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to the Lincoln Park Zoo in May. FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá arrives in Chicago on his final trip east, telling those he meets that he expects great things from the city. FULL STORY >>

Rather than keep to himself, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was just as busy when riding the trains as he was while off them. FULL STORY >>

During a stopover in Denver, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá contrasts the life of Jesus with a religious leader he saw one day in California. FULL STORY >>

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s train winds through the mountains toward Denver, we take a look at the week ahead. FULL STORY >>

There are just thirty-nine days to go in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey across America. FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá finds himself on the same train as a company of Greek men on their way to join the war in the Balkans. FULL STORY >>

Members of a New Thought group in Sacramento are delighted by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s explanation of a number of principles of spiritual living.  FULL STORY >>

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gets ready to leave the Golden Gate behind, the city of San Francisco prepares for its next great enterprise. FULL STORY >>

At the Century Club of California, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addresses motherhood, and debunks several arguments against the equality of women and men. FULL STORY >>

California’s press eagerly pursues ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, though one reporter decides in advance that he’s got the real scoop. FULL STORY >>

As ‘Abdu’l-Bahá returns to San Francisco from Los Angeles, we take a look at the week ahead. FULL STORY >>

Three weeks from Election Day, the Progressive Party’s presidential candidate meets a bullet in Milwaukee. FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá takes the train to Los Angeles to pay his respects at the resting place of Thornton Chase. FULL STORY >>

Beset by heartache and failure, the young Thornton Chase sets out for America’s western frontier. FULL STORY >>

Of all the Americans ‘Abdu’l-Bahá knew, none were closer to him than Thornton Chase. FULL STORY >>

'Abdu'l-Bahá spends three relaxing days in Pleasanton, with the family of Mrs. Hearst, one of America's greatest philanthropists.  FULL STORY >>

In 1898, Phoebe Hearst takes the first group of Americans to meet ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the penal colony of ‘Akká. FULL STORY >>

While ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spends the weekend at Phoebe Hearst’s estate in Pleasanton, California, we take a look at the week ahead.  FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá leaves San Francisco for Pleasanton, California, staying for several days with the industrialist Phoebe Hearst. FULL STORY >>

‘Abdu’l-Bahá delivers a challenging speech to the Reform Jewish congregation at San Francisco’s largest synagogue. FULL STORY >>

At the Open Forum in San Francisco, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá tackles the contentious issue of evolution. FULL STORY >>

Highlights from the sixth month of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s journey through North America. FULL STORY >>

At Stanford, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá turns the tables on the modern intellectual basis for human aggression. FULL STORY >>