God and Mr. Lincoln
by Allen C. GuelzoOn the day in April 1837 that Abraham Lincoln rode into Springfield, Illinois, to set himself up professionally as a lawyer, the American republic was awash in religion. Lincoln, however, was neither swimming nor even bobbing in its current.
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An Interview with Lincoln Artist, Wendy Allen
by Sara GabbardThe first question people always ask me is, “Why do you paint Lincoln?” It’s never easy to explain a passion. Simply put, I am painting the exact location of America’s soul.
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Lincoln Memorial University
by Charles HubbardLincoln Memorial University enrolled its first students in 1898. The University is located deep in the Cumberland Mountains at the approach to the historic Cumberland Gap.
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A Seldom Seen “Emancipator”
by Harold HolzerFew artists did more to cement the reigning nineteenth-century image of Abraham Lincoln as “Great Emancipator” than Francis B. Carpenter, whose monumental canvas, The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet, won critical acclaim on national tour beginning in 1864 and inspired an 1866 engraving that remained a best seller for decades.
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Douglas L. Wilson Discusses Herndon on Lincoln: Letters
by Douglas L. WilsonAs Lincoln’s law partner, William H. Herndon worked more closely with Lincoln than any other person except his wife. Ostensibly, this afforded Herndon an almost unique intimacy with Lincoln, whom his friends knew to be markedly secretive and unconfiding.
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Allen C. Guelzo on Reconstruction
by Allen C. GuelzoAs a nation, do we tend to ignore the history of Reconstruction?
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Young Lincoln and the Ohio
by William E. Bartelt“You may think it was a very little thing, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely believe that I, a poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day. The world seemed wider and fairer before me.”
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Politics and Lincoln’s Relationship with Indiana
by Nicole EtchesonIndiana’s influence on Abraham Lincoln has long divided historians. What separates them, according to Mark E. Neely, Jr., are two opposing interpretations: the “dunghill” and “chin fly” theses.
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