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Presidential historian Jon Meacham reconsidered Abraham Lincoln’s life and the influences that shaped how he governed a divided country. The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois, h…

As the Civil War came to a close, President Abraham Lincoln was thinking beyond the carnage of war to peace. Author John Avlon talked about Lincoln the peacemaker and the plans he had for a …

Jeffrey Frank revisited Harry Truman’s presidency - including the end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, and the dropping of the first nuclear bombs, among other topics. The Abr…

Author Walter Stahr talked about Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase who was an abolitionist and later Supreme Court Chief Justice. This virtual program was hosted by th…

Lincoln scholar Ronald White examined the private thoughts of America’s 16th president through his personal notes. This was a virtual program hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chica…

Historian Peter Cozzens presented a dual-biography of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskwatawa, and their role in championing Native lands during American settlement. This was a …

Peter Cozzens talked about his book The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West, in which he looks at the Indian Wars that marked America’s westward expansi…

Tony Kushner, author of the screenplay for the motion picture, “Lincoln,” and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, author of Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America, a companion book…

Harold Holzer talked about his book Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861 (Simon and Schuster; October 21, 2008). In his book about the presidenti…

Historians and collectors participated in a panel discussion on Lincoln memorabilia. Topics included how the panelists became collectors, how pieces connect to Lincoln and his era, research,…

Book TV visited the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago to interview owner Daniel Weinberg about “virtual book signing.” Using live webcast technology, Weinberg interviewed authors and all…

Mr. Weinberg and Mr. Swanson talked about the conspirators involved in the assassination of President Lincoln, including the trial of the conspirators and subsequent hanging of four of them.…

Daniel Weinberg talked about the history of his bookstore and exhibited some of the rare materials housed there. He said the store specializes in the political and military history of the Un…