Abraham Lincoln Institute
Tenth Annual Symposium - March 24, 2007
"The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship"
Sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Institute of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc.
The 2007 Symposium was held at the National Archives II, College Park, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C.
National Archives II auditorium.
Symposium 2007 photo gallery.
Photos © Bruce Guthrie. See entire collection.
THE PRESENTATIONS
Videos courtesy of Lincoln Archives Project.
Author Ron Soodalter
Publications: Hanging Captain Gordon
Symposium Topic: "Hanging Captain Gordon"
Law Professor Dr. Mark Steiner, J.D. – South Texas College of Law
Publications: An Honest Calling: The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln Legal Papers, editor
Symposium Topic: "An Honest Calling: Lincoln’s Law Practice"
Attorney James L. Swanson, J.D. – Senior Legal Scholar, Heritage Foundation
Key Publications: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer (2007)
Lincoln's Assassins (2006)
Symposium Topic: "Manhunt"
Professor Jennifer L. Weber
Publications: Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln’s Opponents in the North (2005)
Symposium Topic: "‘The Fire in the Rear’: Dissent in the North"
Professor Douglas Wilson – Co-Director, Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College
Key Publications:
Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words, Winner, Lincoln Prize, 2007
Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln (2006), Winner, Lincoln Prize, 1999
Symposium Topic: "Lincoln and the Art of Presidential Writing"