All posts tagged "Abraham Lincoln"
Biography
Abraham Lincoln: A Life by Michael Burlingame
April 8, 2025Never perhaps has there been such a masterful account of the man’s failures—and successes—in this country’s...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by James M. McPherson
March 17, 2025Lincoln came to the Presidency without any real military experience. He had been an Illinois militia...
History
Lincoln Emancipated: The President And the Politics of Race edited by Brian R. Dirck; foreword by Allen C. Guelzo
January 28, 2025What is heartening is that, as Professor Michael Vorenberg stresses in his essay, Lincoln’s thinking about...
Movies
Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
December 18, 2024The director’s signature speedy, frenetic zooms punctuate a film that’s smoothly paced and winkingly earnest. The...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Book Review: Lincoln’s Hundred Days by Louis P. Masur
October 28, 2024The determination to end slavery may not have figured initially as a Union war aim for...
-
Movies & TV
Movie Review: Lincoln
October 24, 2024As expected, Day-Lewis breathes life into Abraham Lincoln. And, as expected, he’s fantastic to watch, even...
Movies & TV
The Weekly Listicle Analyzes History’s Greatest (And Not So Greatest) Leaders
May 29, 2024A discussion about biopics centered on national leaders.
Non-Fiction Reviews
Book Review: The New York Times Complete Civil War 1861-1865
March 25, 2024This collection of the Times' news coverage during the war is a must-have for Civil War...
Trending
