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Abraham Lincoln Institute
Thirteenth Annual Symposium
March 20, 2010
"The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship"
The 2010 Symposium was held at the National Archives II, College Park, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C.
THE PRESENTATIONS
Videos of Symposium 2010 will be posted as soon as they are released.
Terry Alford - Ph.D., Professor of History, Northern Virginia Community College-Annandale
Key Publication: Prince Among Slaves: The True Story of an African Prince Sold into Slavery in the American South (Anniversary edition, 2007)
Symposium Topic: "When Booth Gave Lincoln Roses"
Video
Robert C. Bray - Ph.D., R. Forest Colwell Professor of American Literature, Illinois Wesleyan University
Key Publication: Peter Cartwright: Legendary Frontier Preacher (2005)
Symposium Topic: "Reading with Lincoln"
Video
Jason Emerson - Independent Historian and Freelance Writer, Cazenovia, NY
Key Publications: Lincoln the Inventor (2008)
The Madness of Mary Lincoln, with Dr. James S. Brust, M.D. (2007)
Symposium Topic: "Robert Todd Lincoln: First Son, Presidential Confidant, and Civil War Soldier"
Video
William W. Freehling - Ph.D., Singletary Professor of the Humanities Emeritus at the University of Kentucky and Senior Fellow at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Key Publications: The Road to Disunion, Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854 (1990)
The Road to Disunion, Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, 1854-1861 (2007)
Symposium Topic: "Lincoln's Growth and America's"
Video
Craig L. Symonds - Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, United States Naval Academy
Key Publication: Lincoln and His Admirals (2008), Co-Winner: 2009 Lincoln Prize
Symposium Topic: "Lincoln as a Naval War Leader"
Video