 The event is free and open to the public. No reservations are
required. The author's talk will be followed by a tailgate
party-themed reception.
Law is the author of the book "Lee Went on 4th and 2 and Didn't
Make It" (2009, Worthington Publishing). Released to coincide with
the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, it is the compilation of
12 years of research and writing about the American Civil War. A
delight to read, Law's unconventional approach to retelling the
story of the Civil War -- using a football game as a metaphor --
makes it approachable to many people not traditionally drawn to the
story of the Civil War.
Drawing correlations between the battlefield and the world of
sports was a natural connection, considering that many of today's
sports commentators use terms of warfare to describe what is
transpiring on a football field: offensive weapons, line of defense,
warfare in the trenches (line of scrimmage). A quarterback throws
the bomb and the crowd cheers its teams on to victory -- these are
just a few examples.
In his book, Law divides the nation into two conferences: Eastern
and Western. Each conference has its own teams, Union and
Confederate, North and South. The geographical area of the battles
determined the conferences under which teams were aligned. Then he
divides the entire war into four quarters, based on the year in
which key battles were fought, beginning in April 1861.
"Dr. Law has a fresh approach to discussing the Civil War, the
lessons we learned as a nation and its lasting legacy on the world,"
said Paul E. Gleason, assistant director of the Lincoln College
Heritage Museum. "This book engages a new audience in that
conversation."
He added, "We are honored to have him visit the museum and are
delighted to open the event up to the public as well."
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More information on the author:
James E. Law received his Ph.D. in adult learning from Colorado
State University in 1996. Prior to that, he earned an MBA from
Denver University in 1970 and a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Air
Force Academy in 1966. He served as an officer in the Air Force from
1966 to 1970 and was an assistant superintendent of business for
public school districts in Wisconsin, Texas and Colorado from 1971
to 1993.
More information on the Heritage Museum:
The Lincoln College Heritage Museum is located on the campus of
Lincoln College. It began in the 1940s from the private collection
of Judge Lawrence Stringer. Stringer willed it to the college,
instructing that a museum be built. Since then, the Lincoln Heritage
Museum has received many additional generous donations, making it
one of the most respected Lincoln-related museums in the United
States. The museum is wheelchair-accessible and admission is free.
For more information, including hours of operation and directions,
visit
www.lincolncollege.edu/museum/index.htm.
[Text from file received from
Lincoln College]
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