Interview
Five Lincoln Podcasts from Bloomberg.com
Friday, February 20th, 2009Bloomberg.com has uploaded a series of intriguing Lincoln-related podcats. I listened to several of them and was impressed; the guests were first-rate, while the conversations were wide-ranging. I might also add that these podcasts are quite handy. You can download the audio files onto your computer for future use and you can even upload the podcasts onto your ipod. [...]
Lincoln and His World by Richard Lawrence Miller
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Richard Lawrence Miller’s new book, Lincoln and His World: Prairie Politician, 1834 – 1842, has just been published by Stackpole Books. As many of you already know, this is the second volume of Miller’s planned three-volume Lincoln biography. He has graciously contributed an exclusive “book talk” to LincolnStudies.com Miller is a resident of Kansas City, [...]
A Familiar Face at the Republican National Convention
Friday, September 5th, 2008Did you happen to catch “Abraham Lincoln” at the Republican National Convention last night? I saw him celebrating in the crowd after John McCain’s speech. I searched the web for an image to use today, but instead, I found an interview with him! At least I think this is the same fellow I saw on [...]
CSPAN Q & A: Thomas DiLorenzo
Thursday, June 12th, 2008I’m not a Thomas DiLorenzo fan, but I thought I’d pass this along to you anyway. He recently appeared on CSPAN’s Q & A with Brian Lamb. If you are able to hang with DiLorenzo for the full hour, you will have lasted about 45 minutes longer than I did!
Google Books & Lincoln’s Poetry
Monday, June 9th, 2008I did a small interview back in January, talking about how I use Google Books to research Abraham Lincoln’s “lost poetry.” I just saw the finished product and thought I’d pass it along.
Murder, Adultery, and Abraham Lincoln (and the flu)
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008I hope everyone had an enjoyable and productive holiday. I know I did, but at the moment I’m fighting off a touch of the flu. I hope to be back on top of my game next week. Until then, I thought I’d pass along my recent review/interview with Julie Fenster, the author of The [...]
More Speculation on Lincoln’s Genetic Defect
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Yesterday’s story about Abraham Lincoln and the rare genetic defect, Men 2B, is alive and well. The story has been picked up in newspapers across the country and around the world. The Seattle Times simply reprinted the original Washington Post story, as did the Contra Coast TImes in Walut Creek, California, but the story was [...]
Author Interview–Julie Fenster, The Case of Abraham Lincoln
Monday, November 12th, 2007Some interesting things are happening at LincolnStudies.com! A few weeks ago I received a review copy of Julie Fenster’s new book, The Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder and the Making of a Great President. I really enjoyed the book and planned on writing a traditional review, but a unique opportunity [...]