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Martin Marty delivered the Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture on the topic, “The Wartime Abraham Lincoln and the Ironic Tradition in American.” He focused on President Lincoln as a…

Gabor Boritt talked about his book The Gettysburg Gospel: The Lincoln Speech That Nobody Knows, published by Simon and Schuster. The guest interviewer was James Swanson. Topics included the fact that the…

Contributor and editor Boritt talked about the collection of essays, The Lincoln Enigma: The Changing Faces of an American Icon, published by Oxford University Press. The book addresses some of the areas of…

Mr. Boritt talked about Abraham Lincoln’s family background. Professor Simon, the lead editor for the papers of Ulysses S. Grant, spoke about Lincoln’s family life, including his troubled…

Professor Boritt talked about the life legacy and writings of President Lincoln. Following his remarks he answered questions from students.

The day after the prize presentation, some of the winners of the Lincoln Prize participated in a panel discussion on the Civil War. Participants included Professor Weigley who won first…

Winners of the Lincoln Prize talked about their books on Abraham Lincoln or the field of Civil War history, encouraged students in their study of American history, and answered audience…

Mr. Wilson received the 1999 Lincoln Award for his book Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln, published by Alfred A. Knopf. He talked about his book and described the young Abraham…

William Harris talked about his book With Charity for All: Lincoln and the Restoration of the Union, published by the University Press of Kentucky. The book, second place winner for the 1998…

Gabor Boritt of Gettysburg College and Jim Lighthizer of the Civil War Preservation Trust talked about the Civil War period and the presidents in office during that time. They also…

Civil War Institute President Gabor Boritt talked about his favorite Civil War books.