UPDATE NEW SHIPPING POLICY Due to high shipping volumes, all three carriers UPS, FedEx, and USPS have suspended service guarantees. For the time being, we are shipping USPS parcels via Media Mail or Priority Mail only. UPS Ground is the only choice we are offering for UPS service. Also, as we incur a pick-up charge … Continue reading Shipping Update from Abraham Lincoln Book Shop
Craig Fehrman
Author In Chief
Thursday, June 4, 3pm (C)
Craig Fehrman visits A House Divided to talk about his book, Author In Chief: The Untold Story of our Presidents and the Books They Wrote. Author in Chief examines the books American presidents have written, and how those books have influenced our culture. Combining the narrative skill of a journalist with the rigorous scholarship of a ... Continue Reading
Ted Widmer
Lincoln in the Verge
Wednesday, June 24, 3pm (C)
Join us on for a Livestream when Ted Widmer visits A House Divided. Widmer will talk about his book, Lincoln on the Verge. As a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln boards a train for Washington and his inauguration—an inauguration Southerners have vowed to prevent by any means necessary. ... Continue Reading
Brian Dirck and Ron Keller joined us on A House Divided on December 7th. Dirck talked about his book, The Black Heavens. This book investigates Lincoln’s frequent encounters with bereavement and sets his response to death and mourning within the social, cultural, and political context of his times. Lincoln formed a unique approach to death: both intellectual and … Continue reading Brian Dirck & Ron Keller Visit A House Divided
We regret to say that Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of She Came To Slay, is unable to appear on A House Divided. We do have copies of her Harriet Tubman work available at the book shop. Order Your Copy Today.
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Donald Miller visited A House Divided on November 13, at 12 Noon (C). His book, Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign That Broke the Confederacy tells the full story of this year-long campaign to claim Vicksburg. Miller brings to life all the drama, characters, and significance of Vicksburg, a military action that rivals any war story in history. … Continue reading Donald Miller on A House Divided
Join us on October 4 at 3pm(C) when David Hirsch and Dan Van Haften visit A House Divided. Daniel Weinberg will talk with our guests about their latest work, A Tyranny of Public Discourse. This book establishes the six elements of a proposition as a verbal form of the scientific method—something Abraham Lincoln knew and … Continue reading David Hirsch & Dan Van Haften on A House Divided
People are always curious about Abraham Lincoln Signatures. Where do they come from? What makes one example a “starter signature” and another a once-in-a-lifetime find? In our latest video Daniel Weinberg shares examples of some of the most often seen types of Lincoln signatures. He also explains why knowing the differences can enhance your collecting … Continue reading Abraham Lincoln Signatures – A Primer