Description: Comprised of papers delivered at a symposium sponsored by Harvard University's Houghton Library, the Lincoln Forum, the Lincoln Group of Boston, and the Massachusetts Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission in April of 2009.
Review Quotes: "The multiple perspectives in this stimulating volume on Abraham Lincoln as politician, commander in chief, emancipator, and nationalist demonstrate that the Lincoln theme in our historical literature is far from exhausted. Even seasoned Lincoln scholars will find new information and fresh insights in these essays."--James M. McPherson, author of This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War
"The Lincoln Bicentennial has seen a torrent of important publications, and The Living Lincoln ranks high among them. With essays on a variety of Lincoln topics from the pens of major scholars and ably edited by other leaders in the field, this anthology is a must read."--John F. Marszalek, executive director and managing editor, Ulysses S. Grant Association, Mississippi State University "The distinguished contributors to The Living Lincoln combine fresh insights on Lincoln as autodidact, political manager, president-elect, and naval novice with shrewd, unsentimental, and balanced perspectives on his racial views. Their essays offer a delightful introduction to some of the best recent scholarship on the nation's sixteenth president."--Richard Carwardine, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford University