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Lincoln’s Lessons: Then and Now

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Acclaimed Lincoln historians Sidney Blumenthal, author of the three-volume The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, and Harold Holzer, author of the new book Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration, assess Lincoln’s life and legacy to unveil remarkable similarities between the 19th century and today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.


Additional Resources

  • Harold Holzer, Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
  • Sidney Blumenthal, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II, 1849-1856
  • Abraham Lincoln, Cooper Union Address (1860, February 27)
  • Harold Holzer, Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President


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