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Joan E. Cashin: Abraham Lincoln as Writer

Next year, the nation celebrates the anniversay of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in Kentucky in 1809, and many historical conferences will mark the event.  Only two among many: one in Louisville, Kentucky, in October 2008 (see www.filsonhistorical.org/callforpapers%202008.html), when scholars will compare and contrast Lincoln with Jefferson Davis.  (Both of them are Kentucky natives, believe it or [...]

30Jul2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued