A House Divided

Lincoln, Civil War, and U.S. Presidents

Saladin Ambar

Murder on the Mississippi

Airdate: 04/16/2026 @ 3:30 pm CST

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Saladin Ambar, Murder on the Mississipi, 1st ed., Signed on Bookplate
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Murder, mob rule, and the making of Abraham Lincoln—the story of three racially motivated murders in Mississippi River towns from 1835 to 1838 that inspired the speech that put Lincoln on the national map—the Lyceum Address.

This is a virtual event, the author will not be at Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc.

The program will be available a few days after the broadcast at our website (under A House Divided – Previous Shows) and on our YouTube channel.

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Bjorn Skaptason holds a M.A. in history from Loyola University Chicago.

He has published essays on Ambrose Bierce at Shiloh for the Ambrose Bierce Project Journal, on the United States Colored Troops in the campaign and battle of Brice’s Crossroads for the West Tennessee Historical Society Papers, and in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society on The Chicago Light Artillery. A dealer in antiquarian books, Bjorn produces and guest hosts A House Divided for Author’s Voice®, a live book discussion program streamed from Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. in Chicago.

About A House Divided

A House Divided airs Live on the book shop’s Facebook page. People who are not Facebook users can watch there, too. Shortly after the program, you can watch at your convenience on Facebook, YouTube or at this website, under the A House Divided tab on the Previous Shows page.

Viewers who are Facebook users may ask the author a question via the Comments feature under the livestream on our Facebook page.

You also may order a signed copy of the featured title-before, during, or after the show, while supplies last. They will be signed on our shop’s special book plates featuring our logo – originally conceived by author and poet Carl Sandburg.

The broadcast often features an historical artifact related to the book, allowing you to see some of the fascinating items available at the shop. A true virtual visit!

A House Divided began at Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc. in 2005 when Daniel Weinberg created Virtual Book Signing.

Having offered well over 100 titles, the program features live-streamed interviews with leading authors in the subjects of Lincoln, U.S. Civil War, Presidential and Military History. Having specialized in these subjects since 1938, we are well-suited to offer entertaining and well-informed interviews of major authors in those fields.