Two volume biography of Abraham Lincoln wins 2010 Lincoln Prize
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - A two-volume biography that was 30 years in the making, by one of the foremost living authorities on Abraham Lincoln, has won the 2010 Lincoln Prize.
Michael Burlingame will receive the $50,000 Lincoln Prize for his book, "Abraham Lincoln: A Life" (Johns Hopkins University... Learn More
Civil War deaths shaped America, Harvard president says at Gettysburg College
Death was the “texture” of the Civil War experience, Harvard University President Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust said July 15 at Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater.
“We are all Civil War survivors,” said Faust, author of This Republic of Suffering: Death and the...
National media feature Gettysburg College Lincoln experts; video available
From CNN to TIME Magazine, national media outlets turned to Gettysburg College faculty experts to help explain the enduring importance of Abraham Lincoln, as the nation marked the bicentennial of his birth on Feb. 12.
"Here's the man who saved the Union, and we think, 'Boy, if ...
Gettysburg College's historic connection with Lincoln lives on
After 146 years, Gettysburg College's connection with President Abraham Lincoln is still going strong.
From students who annually visit the site where Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address to faculty scholars featured in the media to a $50,000 prize for the best book on Lincoln, the unique...
Books exploring Lincoln as commander-in-chief win 2009 Lincoln Prize
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Two books that re-define Abraham Lincoln's command of the largest army and navy of the 19th century will share the 2009 Lincoln Prize, which is endowed by Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman and administered by Gettysburg College.
The winners are James McPherson for Tried...
Gettysburg College Prof. Gabor Boritt wins 2008 National Humanities Medal
Gettysburg College history professor and Civil War scholar Gabor S. Boritt received the National Humanities Medal for 2008 from President George W. Bush.At a Nov. 17 White House ceremony, Boritt was honored "for a distinguished career of scholarship on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil ...
Race, equality to be Lincoln Bicentennial panel topic Nov. 20 at Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, Pa - In honor of the 145th anniversary of the "Gettysburg Address," the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission will host a series of town hall meetings on race and equality with the first to take place Nov. 20 at Gettysburg CollegeThe 7 p.m. panel discussion, "Lincoln's...
November Events Celebrating the 145th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, The National Park...
Lincoln exhibit to open Sept. 26 at Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - An exhibit celebrating the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth will open with a reception Sept. 26 at Gettysburg College's Musselman Library.Professor Allen Guelzo appears on 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart Feb. 27
Gettysburg College's Civil War Era Studies Professor Allen Guelzo appeared on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Guelzo talked about his newly released book, "Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America."
The program...
Books about Lincoln, Douglass, Lee win 2008 Lincoln Prize
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Two books offering new insights into the lives of three of the Civil War era's most compelling figures will share the 2008 Lincoln Prize, which is endowed by Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman and administered by Gettysburg College.
For their books about Abraham Lincoln...
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