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Harold Holzer
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Harold Holzer

Harold Holzer has authored, coauthored, and edited twenty-two books on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, including The Lincoln Image, Lincoln Seen and Heard, Dear Mr. Lincoln: Letters to the President, Lincoln as I Knew Him, and Lincoln on Democracy.... Read full bio

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My life in 8 words: ""Work, work, work is the main thing:" Lincoln"
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Excerpt 2 from Lincoln at Cooper Union
Dec 08, 2012
Lincoln President-Elect will be released on October 20, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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Lincoln President-Elect is now available in Trade Paperback
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Harold Holzer Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Excelsior Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. Passenger on a time machine Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Baseball player Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Wit, family loyalty, and honesty Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Singing Learn more about Harold Holzer

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New York Observer, June 4, 2013
...wish Lucy had been the only one you met. —Rebecca Kurson The Civil War in 50 Objects By Harold Holzer (Viking, 416 pp., $36) The Civil War in 50 Objects, is a collection of deeply researched essays by the Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. Mr. Holzer...
Mail Online UK, June 3, 2013
...arrangement with Viking, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. from THE CIVIL WAR IN 50 OBJECTS by Harold Holzer and The New-York Historical Society. Copyright © New-York Historical Society, 2013. Share or comment on this article 0shares What's your...
Washington Times, May 1, 2013
...books written about the Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates during the 1858 Senate election in Illinois. Harry V. Jaffa, Harold Holzer and Allen Carl Guelzo all stand out for their analyses of one of the most important events in U.S. political...
Forbes.com, May 1, 2013
...face of adversity, a tilt to the head, and also a sadness that marks the end of days," Harold Holzer said when we spoke recently. Holzer is Chairman of the Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, Roger Hertog Fellow at the New York Historical Society, and...
Chronicle of Higher Education, April 15, 2013
...the theories of David Riesman, author of The Lonely Crowd (1950). 1863: Lincoln's Pivotal Year edited by Harold Holzer and Sara Vaughn Gabbard (Southern Illinois University Press; 198 pages; $32.95). Topics include the Emancipation proclamation, the...
Broadway World, March 6, 2013
...in Film" series include: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) on March 1 at 7 pm, introduced by Lincoln scholar, Harold Holzer; Wuthering Heights (1939) on April 19 at 7 pm, with film director William Wyler's daughter Catherine Wyler in conversation with Lesley...
Kentucky Enquirer, February 21, 2013
...which he responded, 'If I had another face, do you think I'd wear this one?" Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, a script consultant to the movie, says Lincoln led politicians of his age in recognizing how photography - then a cutting-edge medium - could...
Travel Pulse, May 30, 2013
...Tour operator Tauck enlisted the services of Harold Holzer, an author with a specialty in Lincoln who was a consultant to Steven Spielberg during the making of “Lincoln.” Holzer will address tour participants at Gettysburg on the Oct...
Travel Agent Central, May 29, 2013
...of the iconic speech. When Steven Spielberg assembled the worlds foremost scholars for his film Lincoln, he enlisted Harold Holzer as a consultant, said Tauck CEO Dan Mahar. Holzer has authored, co-authored, and edited 46 books, and written more than...
Heartland Institute, May 15, 2013
...for its upkeep. Now the city contributes $10 million of a $240 million a year budget. Museum spokesman Harold Holzer admits all visitors have been required to pay something, even a penny, for more than 40 years. The lawsuit seeks to recover fees paid...
Museum News, May 13, 2013
...vast collection will stay put. "There are no claims at all to speak of in the antiquities field," Harold Holzer, a senior spokesperson for the Met, told The Verge. But the incident raises a thorny question for museums in the US and Europe: how many of...
World News Network, May 13, 2013
...vast collection will stay put. "There are no claims at all to speak of in the antiquities field," Harold Holzer, a senior spokesperson for the Met, told The Verge. But the incident raises a thorny question for museums in the US and Europe: how many of...
The Verge, May 13, 2013
...vast collection will stay put. "There are no claims at all to speak of in the antiquities field," Harold Holzer, a senior spokesperson for the Met, told The Verge. But the incident raises a thorny question for museums in the US and Europe: how many of...
Slate Magazine, May 10, 2013
...s collections that appear in the new book The Civil War in 50 Objects. The book’s author Harold Holzer writes that Jefferson Davis had repeatedly advocated slavery, not only as a “right” of white people living in the South, but also as a natural...