Tripp Thesis
Two LincolnStudies.com Contributors to be Published in the JALA
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Two LincolnStudies.com contributors will be published in upcoming editions of The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. Readers of LincolnStudies.com are familiar with Lewis Gannett. Back in April 2008, he contributed an insightful article on the “Tripp Thesis” that inspired spirited discussion here. Since then, Gannett has been busy! His extended article on Ann Rutledge [...]
The Tripp Thesis: An Interpretation and a Challenge
Monday, April 7th, 2008I want to thank Lewis Gannett for contributing such an insightful article to LincolnStudies.com last week. The piece was both well-written and well-argued, but above all, it was well-received. I was so pleased to follow the discussion on the Lincoln Studies Discussion Board throughout the weekend. The conversation was spirited, yet it remained respectful. [...]
Lincoln’s Sexuality: Why Does the Tripp Thesis Matter?
Friday, April 4th, 2008Shortly after I launched LincolnStudies.com, I received a very intriguing email. “I assisted the late C. A. Tripp with his preparation of The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln, and thus occupy a controversial and tiny banlieu of Lincoln studies,” wrote Lewis Gannett. He certainly had my attention. Just a few months earlier, I spoke [...]