Archive for February, 2008
Next Entries »Congratulations Brian Dirck!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Congratulations to Brian Dirck! His book, Lincoln the Lawyer, has received the Benjamin Barondess Award from the Civil War Round Table of New York. Past winners include historians Garry Wills and Doris Kearns Goodwin. I have read Dirck’s award-winning book and enjoyed it very much. If you are interested in Lincoln’s law career, specifically [...]
Lincoln Turns 199, LincolnStudies.com Turns 1
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008I planned on being in Springfield yesterday and today for the annual Lincoln Symposium at the Old State Capitol, but Mother Nature had other plans. Southern Illinois had enjoyed an exceptionally mild winter, but everything changed for us yesterday. It started snowing about noon on Monday, but as the day progressed, the snow turned to [...]
Tomorrow is a Big Day
Monday, February 11th, 2008My apologies for the unexpected week-long break. A day turned into two and before I knew it, I was lost inside my dissertation for a week! It turns out I am back just in time for the big celebration. Yes, tomorrow is Abraham Lincoln’s 199th birthday, but wait there’s more… LincolnStudies.com turns a year old [...]
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