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Historians Now: Mourning Lincoln by Martha Hodes

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Martha Hodes discusses her book Mourning Lincoln. Hodes is the first historian to delve into personal and private responses—of African Americans and whites, Yankees and Confederates, men and women, soldiers and civilians, rich and...

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Historians Now: Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Richard Brookhiser

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Richard Brookhiser discusses his book, Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln . Brookhiser traces Lincoln's quest to follow in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers.

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Historians Now: The Radical and the Republican by James Oakes

Government and Civics

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James Oakes discusses his book, The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics.

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Historians Now: Lincoln’s Selected Writings edited by David S. Reynolds

Government and Civics, Literature

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David S. Reynolds talks about editing the Norton Critical Edition of Lincoln's Selected Writings. The volume not only includes an wide range of annotated texts, but perspectives on Lincoln's writings from his contemporaries and...

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Historians Now: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

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David McCullough discusses his new book The Wright Brothers.

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Inside the Vault: British Troops Landing in Boston Harbor

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Explore just one of the fascinating items from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History collection!

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Historians Now: "The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1764-1776"

Government and Civics

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Gordon Wood discusses the book "The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1764-1776".

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Davie Jeems Stands Up to the KKK: Document in a Minute

Gilder Lehrman Collection curator Beth Huffer discusses a 1868 Ku Klux Klan threat written to Davie Jeems, a black Republican recently elected sheriff in Lincoln County, Georgia.

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Henry Knox's orders for Washington's crossing of the Delaware: Document in a Minute

Gilder Lehrman Collection curator Beth Huffer discusses General Washington's 1776 orders for troops to march to Trenton. This copy of Washington’s orders, with a map of Trenton drawn on the back, belonged to Henry Knox, chief...

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John Adams Describes the "Ten Talents" of George Washington: Document in a Minute

Gilder Lehrman curator Beth Huffer discusses a letter from John Adams to Benjamin Rush in which Adams describes Washington's greatest talents as a "handsome Face," an "elegant Form," and "graceful Attitudes and Movement." ...

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1,584 items

Historians Now: Mourning Lincoln by Martha Hodes

Historians Now: Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Richard Brookhiser

Historians Now: The Radical and the Republican by James Oakes

Historians Now: Lincoln’s Selected Writings edited by David S. Reynolds

Historians Now: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

Inside the Vault: British Troops Landing in Boston Harbor

Historians Now: "The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1764-1776"

Davie Jeems Stands Up to the KKK: Document in a Minute

Henry Knox's orders for Washington's crossing of the Delaware: Document in a Minute

John Adams Describes the "Ten Talents" of George Washington: Document in a Minute

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