19 January 2019 Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. will be closed today due to the snow storm. As Monday is a “by appointment” day, we will be open our regular hours on Tuesday, January 22. If it is an emergency and you need to reach someone, please call 773-742-6281.

9 January 2019 Join us when we welcome David Blight to A House Divided. We’re live on the Author’s Voice Facebook page and at AuthorsVoice.net,  January 25, 2019 at 3pm (C). Blight will talk with Bjorn Skaptason about his latest book, Frederick Douglass. This is the definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American … Continue reading A House Divided Presents
Frederick Douglass →

We have produced a video featuring some of our more spectacular items. Any of these would make a great gift for the history lover on your list. Take a moment to watch below! Then take a look at these very special items.  Please get in touch with the shop if you have any questions. Also, remember this is just a small sample of the … Continue reading Holiday Gift Ideas Video & Shipping Deadlines →

Peter Carmichael joined us on November 30th to talk with Bjorn Skaptason about his book, The War for the Common Soldier. This book focuses on the experiences of the ordinary soldiers serving during the Civil War. You can watch it here: Unfortunately, we are sold out of copies of The War for the Common Soldier. … Continue reading Peter S. Carmichael Visits A House Divided →

Doris Kearns Goodwin joined us on A House Divided. Daniel Weinberg talked with Kearns Goodwin about her book, Leadership in Turbulent Times. You can watch it below: We have a few copies still available, you can order yours here . About Leadership in Turbulent Times In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author … Continue reading Doris Kearns Goodwin Visits A House Divided →

Join us when we welcome Averell “Ace” Smith to Stranger Than Fiction. We’re live on Facebook and at AuthorsVoice.net, September 14 at 3pm (C). There will be an in-person signing as well, immediately following the broadcast at Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. at 824 W. Superior St. in Chicago, IL. Smith will talk with Bjorn … Continue reading Stranger Than Fiction Presents
The Pitcher and the Dictator →

  Author’s Voice presents A House Divided. Join us on August 2nd when we welcome two authors for two episodes. At 3:00pm (C) we welcome Manisha Sinha to talk about her book, The Slave’s Cause.  The Slaves Cause is a groundbreaking history of abolition that recovers the largely forgotten role of African Americans in the … Continue reading A House Divided – Double Header →

Scroll down to the bottom to watch this program. Order Your Copy Join us for A House Divided on July 19 at 5:00 pm (C) when A. Wilson Green talks with Bjorn Skaptason about A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg, Volume 1. Grinding, bloody, and ultimately decisive, the Petersburg Campaign was the Civil War’s longest and among its most … Continue reading A House Divided Presents
A Campaign of Giants →