Originally of Quaker origin and of Pennsylvanian breed, the Lincoln family were settled in Virginia when Abraham ... his first and last essay at leading soldiers to battle, ended ingloriously ...

for a “Redeemer President,” Lincoln is the one figure in Whitman’s poetry that is permitted to cast a shadow over the poet himself; for this reason, it is easy to see why critics evinced from an early ...

In this lesson, students interrogate their own assumptions about Abraham Lincoln in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of who Lincoln was. They investigate primary source documents in order ...

There are two things in connection with the life of Abraham Lincoln," said Judge James B. Bradwell of Chicago, "which will always impress me. One is associated with his life, the other with his death.

In this lesson, students interrogate their own assumptions about Abraham Lincoln in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of who Lincoln was. They investigate primary source documents in order ...

In the new documentary “Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln,” director ... read Gore Vidal’s 2005 Vanity Fair ...