An Interview with E. Lawrence Abel on Lincoln’s Assassination
by E. Lawrence Abel, Sara GabbardAn Interview with E. Lawrence Abel on Lincoln’s Assassination by Sara Gabbard An Interview with E. Lawrence Abel on Lincoln’s Assassination Sara Gabbard: Your book, A Finger in Lincoln’s Brain, presented a detailed analysis of the medical measures which were used after John Wilkes Booth shot the 16th President. Today those measures seem almost primitive […]
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An Interview with Kate Masur on “They Knew Lincoln” by John E. Washington
by Kate Masur, Sara GabbardAn Interview with Kate Masur on “They Knew Lincoln” by John E. Washington by Sara Gabbard John E. Washington, c1941 LN-1137 Sara Gabbard: Who was John E. Washington? What brought him to your attention? Kate Masur: I first came across John E. Washington’s book, They Knew Lincoln, when I was a graduate student at University […]
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Interview with Jay Winik
by Jay Winik, Sara GabbardInterview with Jay Winik by Sara Gabbard Cover of April 1865: The Month that Saved America, by Jay Winik, 2001 71.2009.084.13230 Sara Gabbard: Your book April 1865: The Month that Saved America is a “must read” for those intent on understanding the ramifications of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and the aftermath […]
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An Interview with Harold Holzer on “Monument Man”
by Harold Holzer, Sara GabbardAn Interview with Harold Holzer regarding his new book, Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French [“As one of the foremost living authorities on Abraham Lincoln, Harold Holzer has long straddled the crossroads of history and art with his own inimitable brand of scholarship. Not surprisingly, in this grandly illustrated and beautifully written […]
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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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