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14

Short Video About Online Lincoln Course

Posted by Matthew Pinsker  Published in History Online, Recent News

Click here to find out more or to register today for “Understanding Lincoln”

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Mar

14

What People Are Saying About “Understanding Lincoln”

Posted by Matthew Pinsker  Published in History Online, Recent News

Last year, nearly 750 participants signed up for a unique online learning experience.  “Understanding Lincoln” was the first open, online graduate course offered in partnership between the House Divided Project at Dickinson College and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.  Taught by historian Matthew Pinsker, the course focused on classic Lincoln texts –not just […]

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Mar

14

The mysterious new Lincoln letter

Posted by Leah Miller  Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Letters & Diaries, Recent News, Recent Scholarship

Last Friday, the Associated Press reported on the discovery of a previously unknown Abraham Lincoln document, and with it, a puzzling mystery.  Addressed only to “My dear Sir,” a portion of the letter had been carefully removed, eliminating the key to understanding its meaning.  Lincoln appears to have been writing “in haste” to someone asking if he […]

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