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 The books will take readers from the 1860
presidential election to the violent streets of Chicago, from modern
Washington, D.C. to a fateful moment of violence in American
religion.
The discussions take place in the classroom of the Lincoln
Presidential Library (112 N. Sixth Street, Springfield) from noon to
1 p.m. Participants are welcome to bring lunch.
The first discussion takes place Tuesday, Jan. 19, and actually
covers two brief books from Southern Illinois University Press:
“Lincoln and the Immigrant” by Jason Silverman and “Lincoln and the
Election of 1860” by Michael S. Green.
 The first examines Lincoln’s personal attitudes and official
policies during a period when America saw a huge influx of
immigrants from around the world. The second takes a close look at
Lincoln’s political maneuvering to secure the Republican
presidential nomination in 1860 and then win the White House with
the nation on the brink of civil war.
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The rest of the books and discussion dates are:
March 15: “Seeking Bipartisanship: My Life in Politics” by Ray LaHood.
(Cambria Press)
May 17: “American Crucifixion: the Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of
the Mormon Church” by Alex Beam. (Public Affairs)
July 19: “Gangland Chicago: Criminality and Lawlessness in the Windy
City” by Richard C. Lindberg. (Rowman & Littlefield)
Sept. 20: “Lincoln’s Greatest Case: the River, the Bridge, and the Making
of America” by Brian McGinty. (Liveright Publishing)
Nov. 15: “Dividing the Union: Jesse Burgess Thomas and the Making of the
Missouri Compromise” by Matthew W. Hall. (Southern Illinois University Press)
[Christopher Wills, Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Library and Museum] |
