Archive for February, 2007
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007Abraham Lincoln lived in New Salem from July 1831 to April 15, 1837. His time in the village has become legendary. He began by earning the acceptance of the roughest frontiersmen by wrestling local strongman Jack Armstrong and then steadily progressed from store clerk to store owner, surveyor, postmaster, soldier, and within five years of [...]
Cooper Union Dialogue Series
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Harold Holzer’s Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President has not only encouraged scholars to take another look at one of Lincoln’s most important speeches, but it has also inspired a new series that has the potential to reshape modern political discourse.
The Cooper Union Dialogue Series begins tomorrow, February 28, 2007, [...]
Book Review: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals
Monday, February 26th, 2007
As promised last week, I completed a review of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals and added it to the Book Reviews section. Give it a read and see what you think.
I also started a thread about the book on the Discussion Board last week. If you’ve read the book and want to share your [...]
CivilWarriors.net
Saturday, February 24th, 2007Civilwarriors.net is a blog I really like to read. Not only are the bloggers some first rate scholars of the American Civil War, but they are also very fine writers. Their daily comments are not limited to the nineteenth century; they often weigh-in on issues that dominate today’s headlines. This week was no exception.
On Sunday [...]
“I Would Rather Be Assassinated on this Spot than Surrender It”
Friday, February 23rd, 2007On this date in 1861, president-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in the nation’s capitol. Though the original plan called for a more public, celebratory entrance, plans changed when Lincoln’s advisors uncovered a plot to assassinate him.
Soldiers, politicians, private detectives, and a number of Lincoln’s political advisors had been working for weeks to secure the president-elect’s [...]
“Mind, All Conquering Mind”
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007Today is George Washington’s birthday. 165 years ago the Springfield Washington Temperance Society celebrated his birthday at the Second Presbyterian Church. 33-year-old lawyer and four time member of the Illinois State Legislature, Abraham Lincoln addressed the crowd on the subject of temperance, one of the great reform movements of the nineteenth century.
Like many temperance advocates, [...]
Reunion: A Musical Epic in Miniature
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is hosting a “A Musical Epic in Miniature” this weekend and next. Back by popular demand, Reunion is a musical about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. It premiered in 1996, was produced off-Broadway in New York in 1999, and performed at Ford’s Theatre in 2000. Last April, the show [...]
The Problem with President’s Day
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Yesterday was Presidents Day. Some of you were probably lucky enough to have the day off from work, unfortunately our university didn’t close. I did a little research on the origins of this federal holiday and wanted to share a thought about it.
George Washington’s birthday (February 22) had been a federal holiday since 1880; however, [...]
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Team of Rivals
Monday, February 19th, 2007Lincolnstudies.com is now a week old! I was amazed to learn that the site received over 11,000 hits last week. I hope you all will continue to stick around and pass the word along to your friends who are interested in Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. Also, remember to check out the Discussion [...]
Good Luck Jonesboro
Saturday, February 17th, 2007Last night was a lot of fun. I was impressed with the size of that crowd! There are a lot of people who are interested in rehabilitiating the Third Lincoln-Douglas debate site. I want to say thank you to all the people I met in Anna-Jonesboro. Your cause is a really worthy one. Please keep [...]
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