On Holiday with the Lincolns: The Letters of Robert Lincoln’s College Friend, Richard J. Meconkey by Jason Emerson Abraham Lincoln once wrote, “the better part of one’s life consists of his friends.” His son Robert had many friends, some...
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On Holiday with the Lincolns: The Letters of Robert Lincoln’s College Friend, Richard J. Meconkey
THE SON OF THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR: Robert Todd Lincoln and African Americans
THE SON OF THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR: Robert Todd Lincoln and African Americans By Jason Emerson In recent years there has been a renewed output of scholarship analyzing Abraham Lincoln’s interactions with African Americans, but scholars have yet to adequately...
Book Review: Getting Right With Lincoln: Correcting Misconceptions About Our Greatest President and Lincoln Illuminated and Remembered
Book Review Getting Right With Lincoln: Correcting Misconceptions About Our Greatest President by Edward Steers Jr. Lincoln Illuminated and Remembered by William C. Harris Review by Jason Emerson There’s...
A New Lincoln Discovery
A New Lincoln Discovery: Family of Lincoln Enthusiast Finds Unprecedented Autograph Collection & Lincoln-Related Items Jason Emerson Some new Lincoln relics have surfaced recently, owned by the family of a man who had met and “known” Abraham Lincoln and had...
The Hedgehog and the Fox: Lincoln’s Lyceum Speech for the Ages
The Hedgehog and the Fox: Lincoln’s Lyceum Speech for the Ages By Jason H. Silverman The Sangamo Journal, on Saturday, January 27, 1838, advertised a lecture for that evening by the local lawyer “A. Lincoln, Esq.” Lincoln was little more...
How and why did Robert Lincoln decide to go to Harvard?
How and why did Robert Lincoln decide to go to Harvard? Newly revealed letter gives the answer. By Jason Emerson The earliest-known letter by Robert Lincoln has recently surfaced, and its contents answer the longstanding question of exactly how and...
Robert Lincoln Writes About The End of His Mother’s Estrangement
Robert T Lincoln LFA-0092; Mary Lincoln LFA-0496 One of the most common questions asked about the relationship between Mary Lincoln and her oldest son Robert is whether they ever reconciled after becoming estranged due to Mary’s commitment to Bellevue Place...
Interview with Jason Emerson Regarding his new book, “Mary Lincoln for The Ages”
Interview with Jason Emerson Regarding his new book, “Mary Lincoln for The Ages” Sara Gabbard: Your book is defined as “an analytical bibliography.” Please explain how you chose this particular approach. Jason Emerson: This approach — this entire book, in...