Each November, hundreds of Lincoln and Civil War enthusiasts mark
the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address by gathering together in
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for the annual Lincoln Forum -- an
acclaimed scholarly symposium featuring groundbreaking
presentations by the nation's leading historians. The scholars and
attendees alike make the pilgrimage for one reason: to
re-interpret, re-examine, and re-discover the most intriguing,
endlessly fascinating, figure of the American past, Abraham
Lincoln.
Now the best of the most recent Lincoln Forum lectures -- some
of which have been broadcast on C-SPAN'S "Book TV" network -- have
been collected in one volume for the enjoyment and enlightenment of
readers everywhere. The essays offer important re-examinations of
Lincoln as military leader, communicator, family man, and icon. The
scholarship is new, the voices are sure, and the results are likely
to both break new ground and provoke new debate.
James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry
of Freedom, contributes a timely essay on Lincoln's record as
commander-in-chief. Craig L. Symonds, the distinguished naval
historian, analyzes Lincoln and the technological revolution that
transformed his Civil War navy. John F. Marszalek, acclaimed
biographer of William T. Sherman, examines Lincoln's important
relationship with that controversial but productive military hero.
And Jean H. Baker, the leading authority on Mary Todd Lincoln,
offers a definitive assessment of the frequently mis-portrayed
Lincoln marriage, and a new analysis of the much-maligned First
Lady.
In another important chapter, historian Hans L. Trefousse finds
compelling new evidence of Lincoln's surprisingpopularity while he
lived; military expert J. Tracy Power looks at the Confederacy's
Army of Northern Virginia in the wake of the watershed presidential
election of 1864, which returned Lincoln to power; award-winning
author and historian John C.Waugh pens an appreciation of Lincoln's
unique talents as writer and communicator; Gerald Prokopowicz,
historian of the Lincoln Museum, takes a new look at Lincoln's high
expectations for the Army of the Potomac after Gettysburg; and
Frank J.Williams, chairman of the Lincoln Forum, explores the often
under-appreciated influence of the women in Lincoln's life.
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