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Abraham Lincoln
Published: 5/21/26
Five (or so) Books for Getting Started with Abraham Lincoln
Author Christian McWhirter offers some of his picks for books on Abraham Lincoln for anyone who's getting started with their research.
Published: 5/18/26
The Great Emancipator in Spain
A look at the interracial, freedom-fighting military unit of Americans that fought in the Spanish Civil War under the name of the country's Great Emancipator.
Published: 4/6/26
Lincoln’s Drive for Self-Improvement
A look at how Abraham Lincoln's educational journey—fueled by a thirst for knowledge—never ceased.
Published: 3/4/26
Boss Lincoln (2026)
The Lincoln who emerges from Pinsker’s book is for the most part the morally driven Lincoln we thought we knew, but with added dimension.
Published: 11/13/25
Abraham Lincoln’s Ghost
A look at photographer William H. Mumler's purported "spirit image" of Abraham Lincoln alongside his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.
Published: 9/15/25
A Fistful of Lincoln
A look at how and why we value and interpret physical objects and documents associated with President Abraham Lincoln.
Published: 9/3/25
Lincoln the Citizen (2025)
Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame has shepherded another important primary source into print.
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Published: 8/19/25
The Military Education of Abraham Lincoln
He was one of the country’s greatest wartime presidents. But Lincoln’s early days as commander-in-chief were anything but smooth.
Published: 5/19/25
Misquoting Honest Abe
A look at how and why the most revered and respected figure in American history—Abraham Lincoln—is regularly misquoted today.
Published: 4/16/25
Righteous Strife (2025)
Richard Carwardine's "Righteous Strife" is an exceptional book that rivals Rable and Stout as the best single-volume overview of religion and the American Civil War.
Published: 2/5/25
A Great and Good Man (2024)
"A Great and Good Man" is a valuable new addition to the growing scholarship on Abraham Lincoln.
Published: 1/2/25
The Best Civil War Books of 2024
What were the best Civil War history books published in 2024? Five Civil War historians offer their picks.
Published: 1/2/25
The Winning Hand
A carte de visite titled “The Winning Hand” offers commenrtary on the 1864 presidential election.
Published: 1/2/25
Abraham Lincoln’s Folding Brass Dividers
Highlighting the folding brass dividers used by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War that sold at auction in 2008.
Published: 11/4/24
Lincoln and Yosemite
Discover President Abraham Lincoln's role in the creation of a national park at Yosemite in California.
Published: 10/2/24
Our Ancient Faith (2024)
Allen Guelzo's "Our Ancient Faith" is at once thought-provoking, learned, and eminently readable.
Published: 9/25/24
Lincoln’s Lost Colony (2023)
"Lincoln's Lost Colony" is a tragic yet fascinating chapter of Civil War history.
Published: 9/4/24
The Abraham Lincoln Book of Quotes (2023)
In "The Abraham Lincoln Book of Quotes," editor Travis Hellstrom presents some of the sixteenth president's "most loved wisdom.”