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Michael Burlingame, "Abraham Lincoln: A Life"

Michael Burlingame

About the Program

Lincoln historian Michael Burlingame will be our guest on Sunday, December 14 (LIVE from 12 to 1:30 pm) to discuss his newly published two-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln.  Mr. Burlingame has written twelve previous books on President Lincoln and is an emeritus history professor at Connecticut College.  You can join the discussion by calling in during the program or by e-mailing your questions to booktv@c-span.org.

About the Authors

Michael Burlingame

Michael BurlingameMichael Burlingame is the author of "The Inner World of Abraham Lincoln," (1994) "An Oral History of Abraham Lincoln, (1996) "Inside Lincoln's White House: The Complete Civil War Diary of John Hay," (1997) "Lincoln Observed: Civil War Dispatches of Noah Brooks," (1998) "Lincoln's Journalist: John Hay's Anonymous Writings for the Press, 1860-1864," (1998) "A Reporter's Lincoln," (1998) "With Lincoln in the White House: Letters, Memoranda, and Other Writings of John G. Nicolay, 1860-1865," (2000) "At Lincoln's Side: John Hay's Civil War Correspondence and Selected Writings," (2000) "Inside the White House in War Times: Memoirs and Reports of Lincoln's Secretary by William O. Stoddard," (2000) "Dispatches from Lincoln's White House: The Anonymous Civil War Journalism of Presidential Secretary William O. Stoddard," (2002) "The Real Lincoln: A Portrait by Jesse W. Weik," (2002) "Lincoln's Humor and Other Essays by Benjamin P. Thomas," (2002) "Abraham Lincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay," (2007) and "Abraham Lincoln: A Life" (2008).
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Program Information

Michael Burlingame, "Abraham Lincoln: A Life"

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Past Airings

  • Saturday, December 27th at 12pm (ET)
  • Monday, December 15th at 6am (ET)
  • Sunday, December 14th at 7pm (ET)
  • Sunday, December 14th at 12pm (ET)
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