Historians on Lincoln

THE CONCISE LINCOLN LIBRARY of Southern Illinois University Press by Sylvia Frank Rodrigue At its meeting in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in November 2023, Jonathan White—editor of Lincoln Lore and vice chairman of The Lincoln Forum—announced that the annual Wendy Allen Award,...

                      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...

An Interview with Gerald J. Prokopowicz Jonathan W. White Gerald J. Prokopowicz is professor of history at East Carolina University and a longtime member of The Lincoln Forum Advisory Board. A highly sought-after public speaker and battlefield tour guide, Prokopowicz...

Lincoln the Inquirer: An Interview with M. Kelly Tillery, Esq Sara Gabbard  Sara Gabbard: Please explain your conclusion that Abraham Lincoln was inquisitive at an early age. M. Kelly Tillery: A number of people who knew Lincoln as a boy...

Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President An Interview with Allen Guelzo by Sara Gabbard  Sara Gabbard: Please explain the circumstances of this new edition of your book. Allen Guelzo: I have to answer this a little shamefacedly. I did it with a...

History as Portrayed in Art: An Interview with Harold Holzer Sara Gabbard  Sara Gabbard: Please explain the circumstances under which you and your co-authors (Gabor Boritt and Mark Neely, Jr.) undertook this enormous project. Harold Holzer: Back in 1982—it’s hard...

Lincoln & The 1862 Minnesota Sioux Trials Burrus M. Carnahan  One hundred and fifty years ago the Upper and Lower Sioux Reservations were located in southwestern Minnesota on a thin strip of land on the south side of the Minnesota...

Redeeming The Great Emancipator the Harvard University Lecture An Interview with Allen Guelzo by Sara Gabbard Sara Gabbard: What were the circumstances surrounding your Lecture titled Redeeming the Great Emancipator. Allen Guelzo: That requires a long answer. Redeeming the Great...

Lincoln Through the Eyes of History: Harold Holzer on Francis Carpenter SG:  When we first discussed your participation in this series of articles about Lincoln biographers, you asked if I thought that Francis Carpenter should be included.  Obviously, Carpenter does...