News Staff Picks from the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop: Daniel and Nathaniel This holiday season the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s staff is recommending their favorite books, which can be purchased from the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop . Over the next four weeks, we will feature GLI staff members explaining why they...
Essay The Failure of Compromise Bruce Levine Government and Civics K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In the spring of 1861, the United States of America split into two hostile countries—the United States and the new Confederate States of America. The two opposing heads of state agreed about what was causing the rupture—the long...
About page 2022 Winter Newsletter 2022 has been a momentous year at the Gilder Lehrman Institute. Among the new programs for teachers launched this year, the Gilder Lehrman Teacher Symposium brought teachers from all over the country together to take courses in...