Abraham Lincoln FAQ: Part Three
Allen Guelzo answers Lincoln FAQs.
2009 Lincoln Prize Winner Reflects on Lincoln and Obama
Craig L. Symonds winner of the 2009 Lincoln Prize pens a bicentennial post for the blog.
Abraham Lincoln FAQ: Part Two
Lincoln FAQs.
Abraham Lincoln Almost Failed
Jennnifer Weber looks at how Abraham Lincoln almost failed.
Abraham Lincoln FAQ: Part One
Lincoln FAQs.
Abraham Lincoln: James M. McPherson
An excerpt to kick off our Lincoln Bicentennial celebrations.
Why Are There No More Lincolns?
Glen LaFantasie wonders why we don’t have leaders like Lincoln anymore.
Lincoln’s finest hour
On August 23, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln wrote the following memorandum and asked his Cabinet members to sign it on the back side of the paper without reading it (to forestall leaks): “This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards.”
A Day with Old Abe
Craig Symonds recounts his day with Lincoln.
How well do you know Black History?
First established in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson with the support of the Association for the Study for Negro Life, Negro History Week took place on the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, two men whose actions greatly influenced the black population in America.
AHA 2014: You’ve been to Washington before, but…
The American Historical Association’s 128th Annual Meeting is being held in Washington, D.C., 2-5 January 2014. For those of you attending, we’ve gathered advice about what to see and do in the Capital from author and DC resident Don Ritchie as well as members of Oxford University Press staff. And be sure to stop by Oxford’s booth #901-907.
Darwin Day: Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character
OUPblog celebrates Darwin’s birthday–a day late, but very enthusiastically! Here’s an excerpt from Darwin’s Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character, an informal autobiography.
A Few Questions For James McPherson
James McPherson answers some questions about his new book This Might Scourge.