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The Myth of Lincoln

Posted by FUPress in Uncategorized on February 24th, 2010

lincoln lincoln_vampire Abraham Lincoln has remained a powerful and haunting icon of American history for nearly two centuries. Perhaps even more than his legacy of helping to end slavery and the Civil War, his violent death has cemented his place in the collective American consciousness as a hero, a veritable giant of leadership, grace, and integrity. Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, has written a new book–Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The book centers around the discovery of Lincoln’s fictional diary, detailing his career not only as the leader of a warring nation, but also as a vampire avenger. It is Lincoln’s legend that fuels American imagination.

In The Lincoln Assassination: Crime and Punishment, Myth and Memory, leading Lincoln scholars seek to examine how the president’s brutal death created a nation of mourners and spurred myths and legends that have become a part of the country’s identity.

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Fordham Press Celebrates President’s Day

Posted by FUPress in American History on February 15th, 2010

lincoln Today we celebrate our founding fathers with President’s Day! Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is February 12–premier Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer’s new collection, The Lincoln Assassination: Crime and Punishment, Myth and Memory, is coming out in May, 2010. Co-edited with Craig L. Symonds and Frank J. Williams, the book examines the infamous presidential assassination and its echoing significance throughout American memory and culture. In addition to detailing the assassination, it follows the resulting search and prosecution of the murder conspirators, events which are much more complex than most realize. Harold Holzer is Senior Vice President for External Affairs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and is one of the nation’s leading authorities on Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. He serves as co-chairman of the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. He has written, co-written, or edited 35 books. The contributors and editors of this collection are the top Lincoln scholars in the country.