Michael Burlingame

Michael Burlingame on Abraham Lincoln

by Kevin Levin on April 30, 2009 · 6 comments · Follow me on

in Civil War Historians

Of course, most of you know that Burlingame recently published his massive 2-volume study of Abraham Lincoln.  This talk was recorded at Illinois College on March 26, 2009.  Click through the video to get the rest of his talk.  In part 3 Burlingame suggests that Lincoln was assassinated by John W. Booth as a result [...]

Embracing Lincoln in the South

by Kevin Levin on January 27, 2009 · 13 comments · Follow me on

in Civil War Historians

Looks like Abraham Lincoln is getting more attention in the “Confederate South” during his bicentennial than both Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee combined.  Well, before you run for the hills complaining about revisionism remember that Lincoln had strong ties to the South that extended beyond the Civil War.  In a recent interview on C-SPAN, [...]

Dear Santa, — I’ve Been a Very Good Boy This Year…

by Kevin Levin on December 18, 2008 · 6 comments · Follow me on

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I can’t wait to sink my teeth into Michael Burlingame’s Abraham Lincoln: A Life (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008). Stay tuned for my “Best of 2008″ list.