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    Writing the Civil War

    James McPherson talked about his book, Writing the Civil War, published by University of South Carolina Press. In this book fourteen historians present a wide-ranging discussion of the vast …

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    Lincoln and His Admirals

    Craig Symonds talked about the U.S. Navy’s role in the Civil War. Mr. Symonds is also the author of the book, Stonewall of the West, published by University Press of Kansas.

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    Favorite Civil War Books

    Lincoln Forum chairman Frank Williams was asked about his favorite Civil War books and his opinion on why so many books are coming out at this time about the Civil War.

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    The Lincoln Mailbag

    Mr. Holzer talked about his book, The Lincoln Mailbag: America Writes to the President, 1861-1865, published by Southern Illinois University Press. This book is a sequel to Mr. Holzer’s 1993…

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    Popular History and the Lincoln Assassination

    In this first panel historians and authors discussed President Lincoln’s assassination which occurred on April 14, 1865. They highlighted the events which led to the assassination and the po…

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    Life of Lincoln

    Historians and members of the Lincoln Forum Harold Holzer and Frank Williams previewed a series of recent speeches in Gettysburg about President Lincoln and took audience calls, faxes and el…

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    Open Phones: Lincoln

    Harold Holzer, Co-Founder of the Lincoln Forum, and Frank Williams, Chairman of the Lincoln Forum, talked about the mission and operations of the organization. They talked with viewers on th…

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    Open Phones: Lincoln

    During this Open Phones segment Harold Holzer, Co-FOUNDER, THE LINCOLN FORUM and Frank J. Williams, Chairman, THE LINCOLN FORUM talked about historical research on …

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    Open Phones: Lincoln

    Mr. Holzer and Mr. Williams talked about historical research on Abraham Lincoln and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail. This was part of a day-long special on Lincoln with speech…

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