| Lincoln Forum: Rediscovering Abraham Lincoln Contributor(s): Simon, John Y. (Editor), Holzer, Harold (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0823222152 ISBN-13: 9780823222155 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002005505 |
| Series: North's Civil War |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.1" W x 8.96" (1.08 lbs) 262 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each year, hundreds of scholars and other enthusiasts mark the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address by gathering together in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for the Lincoln Forum. There, leading historians reinterpret and rediscover the legacy of Abraham Lincoln. Now the best recent Lincoln Forum essays are available in one volume, offering important reexaminations of Lincoln as military leader, communicator, family man, and icon. The contributors include James M. McPherson, Craig L. Symonds, John F. Marszalek, Jean H. Baker, Hans L. Trefousse, J. Tracy Power, John C. Waugh, Gerald Prokopowicz, and Frank J. Williams. |
Contributor Bio(s): Holzer, Harold: - Harold Holzer is Roger Hertog Fellow at the New-York Historical Society and one of the nation's leading authorities on Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. He is chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation and has written, co-written, or edited forty-seven books, most recently Lincoln and the Power of the Press.Simon, John Y.: - John Y. Simon was Professor of History at Southern Illinois University. |