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Enigma

A. Herkenhoff wrote 19 hours ago: “I am an enigma, even to myself.” -William Seward … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Quotes, History

Adult Books for Adults and Students: "Team of Rivals"

Ms. Waddle wrote 1 month ago: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin I know this is a long shot, but I’m hoping there’s a student … more →

Tags: Over 375 pages, family problems, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Non-Fiction, Biography/Memoir, Human Rights Issue, movie tie-in, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln

Adult Books for Adults and Teens: "Team of Rivals"

Ms. Waddle wrote 1 month ago: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin I know this is a long shot, but I’m hoping there’s a student … more →

Tags: Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Non-Fiction, Biography/Memoir, Over 375 pages, Human Rights Issues, family problems, movie tie-in, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln

The Union Blockade and Mexico—Part 2

Caroline Davis wrote 1 month ago: By Caroline Davis—part two William H. Seward The Union Blockade had begun to move inland up the Rio … more →

Tags: Antebellum South, civilian, Economics, Politics, Ties to the War, Caroline Davis, Maximilian I, The Union Blockade and Mexico

A Hidden Hero: Secretary of State William H. Seward

Very Becoming wrote 2 months ago: By Peggy There is no doubt that Abraham Lincoln was a great hero in liberating the American slaves. … more →

Tags: American Civil War, Class 0111, Civil War, Lincoln Assassination, Abolition

APUSH American Pageant Chapter 18 Review - YouTube

anorris21 wrote 3 months ago: APUSH American Pageant Chapter 18 Review – YouTube by Mr. Adam Norris. This YouTube video is t … more →

Tags: Chapter Review Videos, APUSH, American Pageant, 13th edition, AP, Henry Clay, Free Soilers, election of 1848, Popular sovereignty

1848: A Death in the Capitol (Part Two)1 comment

U.S. Capitol Historical Society wrote 3 months ago: (Click for Part 1 of this post.) –by Ronald M. Johnson Adams (Library of Congress) The death o … more →

Tags: Congressional Cemetery, death and funeral, John Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, State funerals, Thomas Benton

Civil War Spotlight: The Peterhoff Affair

WalterCoffey wrote 3 months ago: U.S.S. Vanderbilt In February 1863, an international crisis threatened to erupt when U.S.S. Vanderbi … more →

Tags: The civil war, Politics 2, military, Politics, Abraham Lincoln, U.S.S. Vanderbilt, Peterhoff, Gideon Welles

Day 260: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

whatmeread wrote 3 months ago: Best Book of the Week! Doris Kearns Goodwin begins her examination of Lincoln’s administration … more →

Tags: Books 2, Biography, History, Civil War, Best books list, nonfiction, 19th Century, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals

William H. Seward in Cleveland, Ohio

davidjgary wrote 4 months ago: William Seward, c. 1848. I am currently reading Walter Stahr’s new biography of U.S. Senator a … more →

Tags: American History, Cleveland, 1848, 1860

Review - Lincoln

jacobthehobnob wrote 4 months ago: Apologies for not writing in a while – I’ve been caught up with the dull necessity of A- … more →

Tags: Reviews, 1860's, 2013, Abraham Lincoln, Awards, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Straitharn, Janusz Kaminski, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Lincoln1 comment

Martin Gibson wrote 4 months ago: Steven Spielberg’s film Lincoln has been praised by the critics and nominated for 12 Oscars. D … more →

Tags: War History, Reviews, Political History, USA, film, Lincoln, Movie, Emancipation, 13th Amendment

The Conspirator: an overlooked film on Lincoln's assassination

Steven Hager wrote 4 months ago: I just watched a film about the Lincoln assassination on Amazon Prime for free. It’s a Robert … more →

Tags: Conspiracy Theory, Reviews, Patriot Act, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Guantánamo Bay Prison, mary suratt, John Suratt, Robert Redford

Special "Saving Lincoln" Screenings for Military1 comment

Operation Gratitude wrote 4 months ago: Coming soon! The film “Saving Lincoln” is based on the true story of Abraham Lincoln and his friend … more →

Tags: operation gratitude, Veterans, Military Support, New York, non-profit organization, U.S. Service Members, washington dc, Saving Lincoln, Quad Cinema

West Wing, 18654 comments

Paul Kincaid wrote 4 months ago: On 31 January 2013 I went to see Lincoln, exactly 148 years after the events depicted in the climax … more →

Tags: Daniel Day-Lewis, Abraham Lincoln, Edwin Stanton, Alexander Stephens, Thaddeus Stevens, Mary Todd Lincoln, Elizabeth Keckley, Stephen Spielberg, Tony Kushner

Lincoln

RichHart wrote 5 months ago: Time passed, as happens I’ve never cared much for political biopics, glorification of History … more →

Tags: films, Steven Spielberg, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jared Harris, 2012 Films, Tim Blake Nelson, Michael Stuhlbarg, Walton Goggins, Lincoln

150 Years Ago: Thursday, January 1, 1863

thecivilwarproject wrote 5 months ago: Areas covered by the Emancipation Proclamation are in red. Slave holding areas not covered are in bl … more →

Tags: Abraham Lincoln

#11 Lincoln

Starmaker wrote 5 months ago: The Sands of Iwo Jima, one of the rare films in which John Wayne’s character dies I went throu … more →

Tags: The Wonder of the Cinema, 13th Amendment, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, A Year in Movies, anzacs, come and see.., Daniel Day-Lewis, David Strathairn, Gallipoli

150 Years Ago: Wednesday, December 24, 1862

thecivilwarproject wrote 5 months ago: Dakota Chief Little Crow (1862)(Escaped to Canada after Dakota Conflict)Source: Library of Congress … more →

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Elisha Hunt Rhodes, Montgomery Blair, edward bates, John F. Reynolds, Gideon Welles, Edwin Stanton, Salmon P. Chase, George Meade


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