‘The Cause’ of the American Civil War
John Spicer judges that slavery was the key factor in producing the conflict.
Abraham Lincoln
The Republican Party Founded
The Republican Party was founded on July 6th, 1854.
Abraham Lincoln’s Library
Richard Carwardine describes the new library dedicated to Abraham Lincoln.
The Union Lincoln Made
Joshua Kleinfeld explores Lincoln’s attitudes towards the constitution and civil liberty during the Civil War, and finds their impact still reverberating in the US today.
Lincoln Logs - Toying with the Frontier Myth
Capturing the spirit of America - Erin Cho looks at the building blocks of American childhood and the objectives of their creator.