My Latest Lecture: Abraham Lincoln In Ohio
Although Abraham Lincoln never lived in my home state of Ohio, his connections to the Buckeye State are nonetheless many and deep. Lincoln’s second Secretary of War (Edwin Stanton) and…
Book Review: A First Rate Madness
I was recently asked to review a new book which claims that mental illness helped some of the most powerful moral and political leaders in history to achieve greatness. The…
Movie Review – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
A little more than two years ago a mashup novel purporting to reveal the secret life of Abraham Lincoln landed in bookstores throughout the world. “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” by…
Daniel Day-Lewis Stunning Resemblance To Lincoln
About one year ago, the famous actor Daniel Day-Lewis was named by director Steven Spielberg to star in the Spielberg’s biographical film about Abraham Lincoln. Filming has been under way…
Movie Review – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
A little more than two years ago a mashup novel purporting to reveal the secret life of Abraham Lincoln landed in bookstores throughout the world. “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” by…
Daniel Day-Lewis Stunning Resemblance To Lincoln
About one year ago, the famous actor Daniel Day-Lewis was named by director Steven Spielberg to star in the Spielberg’s biographical film about Abraham Lincoln. Filming has been under way…
The Morrill Land-Grant Act 150th Anniversary
July 2, 2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of one of the most important pieces of legislation in the history of the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln…
The Morrill Land-Grant Act 150th Anniversary
July 2, 2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of one of the most important pieces of legislation in the history of the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln…
Film Review: Death And The Civil War
The American Civil War holds the fascination of millions of people throughout our nation as well as around the world. There is almost a romantic attachment to it for many…
First Official Picture of Daniel Day-Lewis As Abraham Lincoln
Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL and www.slashfilm.com, here is the first official image of the actor Daniel Day-Lewis in full make up as…
Lincoln and Congress Change History
When the Congressmen and Senators (mostly Democrats) of the Southern states chose to resign from the legislative branch of government when secession began in 1860, the door was left wide…
Film Review: Death And The Civil War
The American Civil War holds the fascination of millions of people throughout our nation as well as around the world. There is almost a romantic attachment to it for many…
First Official Picture of Daniel Day-Lewis As Abraham Lincoln
Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL and www.slashfilm.com, here is the first official image of the actor Daniel Day-Lewis in full make up as…
Lincoln and Congress Change History
When the Congressmen and Senators (mostly Democrats) of the Southern states chose to resign from the legislative branch of government when secession began in 1860, the door was left wide…
The U.S. Constitution Turns 225
September 17, 2012 marked the 225th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution, the document which remains the law of the land in our republic. To commemorate the…
The U.S. Constitution Turns 225
September 17, 2012 marked the 225th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution, the document which remains the law of the land in our republic. To commemorate the…
Film Review: Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln"
When I first read years ago that famed director Steven Spielberg was undertaking a project to make a movie about Abraham Lincoln, our greatest President Of The United States, I…
Film Review: Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln"
When I first read years ago that famed director Steven Spielberg was undertaking a project to make a movie about Abraham Lincoln, our greatest President Of The United States, I…
PBS "Antiques Roadshow" Discovers Abraham Lincoln Letter
The long running Public Broadcast System (PBS) series Antiques Roadshow has “uncovered” a previously unknown letter written by Abraham Lincoln barely a month after his nomination as the Republican candidate…
PBS "Antiques Roadshow" Discovers Abraham Lincoln Letter
The long running Public Broadcast System (PBS) series Antiques Roadshow has “uncovered” a previously unknown letter written by Abraham Lincoln barely a month after his nomination as the Republican candidate…