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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010It was the best-selling novel of the 19th Century. Published in 1852, more than 300,000 copies of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin were sold in the United States. As the decade progressed and tension over slavery intensified, sales of the book continued to climb. By 1862, more than two million copies were in circulation. The [...]
John Y. Simon Day and Ulysses S. Grant Lecture
Monday, September 28th, 2009I’m am so happy to pass along this announcement to you! John Y. Simon Day and Ulysses S. Grant Lecture Saturday, October 10, 2009, 10 am at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in St. Louis, MO Featured speakers include: Dr. John F. Marszalek, the editor and executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant [...]
Ring in the Fourth of July in Kaskaskia, IL
Friday, July 3rd, 200940th Annual Independence Day Program July 4 at Kaskaskia Bell KASKASKIA ISLAND, IL – For the 40th time Americans will ring in the Fourth of July this year, with a programmed celebration to mark another type of ringing in a 306-year-old Illinois community west of the Mississippi River. The 40th annual Independence Day Celebration is [...]
March 2009 Speaking Engagements
Friday, March 20th, 2009My speaking schedule has picked up and I thought I might pass along a couple of upcoming dates to you. Tomorrow evening, March 21, 2009, I will be the keynote speaker at the Jackson County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner. The event will be held at the Giant City Lodge, in Giant City Park, Makanda, Illinois. [...]
History Channel: Stealing Lincoln’s Body
Monday, February 16th, 2009I spent the last several days talking at great length about the Lincoln legacy. Over the last 144 years, politicians and political parties, as well as special interest groups and advertising agencies, have used Lincoln for their own benefit. However, did you know that a group of desperate criminals turned to Lincoln for help in 1876? [...]
A Note from the Road on the Bicentennial
Thursday, February 12th, 2009Though I only have a minute to post, I couldn’t let the Bicentennial go by without offering an observation. I’m in the middle of a speaking tour in New York; last night, I spoke at the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls. The room was packed with members of the community, teachers, as well as [...]
Off to New York for the Bicentennial!
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009I’m off to New York for the Lincoln Bicentennial. My schedule is packed. I have five speaking engagments in just 2 days! For LincolnStudies.com readers in the Albany area, I encourage you to come out and celebrate Lincoln’s 200th birthday with me. There are two appearances that are open to the public and free of charge, beginning [...]
Upcoming Lincoln Bicentennial Webcasts
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009I had a great time at the Chester Public Library yesterday! Thank you to everyone who made that event possible, including the people who asked such interesting questions at the end of the talk. I want to pass along this note from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. They will be offering a couple of Bicentennial webcasts over [...]
Tonight: Chester Public Library, 6:30 pm
Monday, February 9th, 2009We are quickly approaching the Lincoln Bicentennial and my calendar is packed! If you are in Southern Illinois this evening and want to hear about the Lincoln legacy, stop by the Chester Public Library at 6:30. I’ll be presenting a talk, “Getting Lincoln Right.” The event is free and open to the public. Chester Public Library [...]
James McPherson on VirtualBookSigning.net
Monday, November 10th, 2008Pulitzer Prize winning historian James McPherson will be appearing on VirtualBookSigning.net this evening at 6 pm Central. He will be signing copies of his new book, Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief. CLICK HERE to order a signed copy for $35.00. CLICK HERE at 6 pm Central to view the book talk [...]
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