The Lincoln-baseball connection
Author discusses America’s pastime and America’s favorite president June 22 at Lincoln Presidential Library
 

[June 21, 2017]  SPRINGFIELD – Author Talmage Boston, an expert on both Abraham Lincoln and baseball, will bring the two subjects together when he speaks at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on June 22.

Boston will discuss what about baseball’s nature and power made it America’s pastime and why Lincoln definitely can be regarded as the nation’s first baseball president.

He’ll sign copies of his books at 6 p.m. and then speak at the museum’s Union Theater at 6:30 p.m. To make a free reservation, visit www.presidentlincoln. illinois.gov  and click on “special event reservations.”

Boston is a media member of the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. His baseball books include “1939: Baseball's Tipping Point” and “Baseball and the Baby Boomer.” His most recent book is “Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers from the Experts About Our Presidents.”

Boston’s appearance is part of the special programming surrounding the ALPLM’s latest exhibit, “Cubs vs. Cardinals: The Rivalry.” It traces the history of one of the greatest rivalries in sports and the way it has divided Illinois for generations.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to telling the story of America’s 16th president through old-fashioned scholarship and modern technology.

The library holds an unparalleled collection of Lincoln books, documents, photographs, artifacts and art. The museum uses traditional exhibits, eye-catching special effects and innovative story-telling techniques to educate visitors.

It also has some 12 million items pertaining to all aspects of Illinois history, making the library one of the nation’s leading institutions for genealogy and history research.

[Shanta Thoele
Executive Secretary
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library]