This fall is turning out to be a time for remembering Abraham Lincoln, a man who is often described as our most important president. President Obama has been quoting Lincoln recently, a new biographical film by director Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day-Lewis is set to open in November. And the New York State Education […]
Abraham Lincoln
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Looking for Lincoln
It’s hard to imagine that any part of President Abraham Lincoln’s life remains unexamined. If he’s not the most written-about president, the Great Emancipator certainly must be high on the list. But Noah Andre Trudeau, author of several books about the Civil War, says that in the rush to get to “the big story” — […]
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Lincoln’s epiphany
It’s one thing to read about history; it’s quite another to be staring down at a letter written by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. In the letter, addressed to Senator James A. McDougal, Lincoln makes a bold suggestion: the Civil War could be ended if slave owners were compensated monetarily. In other words, instead of […]
