Abraham Lincoln Discussion
Professor Boritt talked about the life legacy and writings of President Lincoln. Following his remarks he answered quest…
Mark Mitchell talked about how President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was covered by the newspapers of the time. The New York Times had a fr… read more
Mark Mitchell talked about how President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was covered by the newspapers of the time. The New York Times had a front-page story, but many other papers simply ignored it.
Mark Mitchell is president of the Mitchell Archives, a collection of historic newspapers. close
Professor Boritt talked about the life legacy and writings of President Lincoln. Following his remarks he answered quest…
Scholars and guests examined the final stages of the Civil War and beginning of the Reconstruction era through the writi…
Gabor Boritt talked about his book The Gettysburg Gospel: The Lincoln Speech That Nobody Knows, published by Simon and S…
Garry Wills, author of Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America, talked about the the Gettysburg address, wh…