On June 8, Sidney Blumenthal talked with  Daniel Weinberg  on A House Divided. Blumenthal discussed Wrestling with His Angel, the second installment of Blumenthal’s four-volume Lincoln biography. Order your signed copy today.  Volume 1, A Self-Made Man, is also available. Volume II of Sidney Blumenthal’s acclaimed, landmark biography, The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, reveals the future president’s genius during the most decisive period of his … Continue reading Sidney Blumenthal on A House Divided →

Watch Today’s Program Daniel Weinberg talked with David Garrow on A House Divided. They discussed Garrow’s latest book, Rising Star, The Making of Barack Obama. There are a few copies available.  Order your signed copy today. Barack Obama’s keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly catapulted the little-known state senator from Illinois into the national spotlight. Three months later, Obama … Continue reading David Garrow’s Rising Star on A House Divided →

Bjorn Skaptason talked with Pamela Toler, PhD about her new book, Heroines of Mercy Street: The Real Nurses of the Civil War. Heroines of Mercy Street tells the true stories of the nurses at Mansion House, the Alexandria, Virginia mansion turned wartime hospital and setting for the PBS drama Mercy Street. Among the Union soldiers, … Continue reading Mercy Street Author, Pamela Toler on A House Divided →