Take a look at today's Chicago Tribune article and accompanying video about Abraham Lincoln Book Shop.
Owner and President, Daniel Weinberg shares insights about the shop, our new Authors Voice® program and his over 40 years in the business of books.
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Officially Open!
We are still stocking shelves and hanging things here at Abraham Lincoln Book Shop; but we are Open For Business!
Please stop by to see our new shop at 824 W. Superior St, Suite 100. It is at Superior St. and ... Read More
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Nicolay and Hay, and Their “Other” Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln: A History, by President Lincoln’s private secretaries, John Nicolay and John Hay, stands even today as the most massive single work ever written on the sixteenth president. The publication of the ten-volume set by the Century Company in ... Read More
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Ambrose Bierce in the Midst of Life
1 March 2016
Most of us encounter the influential short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge in our high school literature classes. Lit teachers like to assign Ambrose Bierce’s haunting tale of psychological terror because of its innovative use of ... Read More
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James G. Randall and his Essential Lincoln Volumes
10 February 2016
James Garfield Randall was born in 1881, and named for the man who was then president of the United States. President Garfield, of course, did not survive the year, but his namesake lived to become, perhaps, the greatest ... Read More
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New Presidential & New Lincoln Bibliographies
We are excited to share our Presidential Book Shelf and Essential Lincoln Book Shelf Bibliographies, updated for 2015.
The body of work for both subjects can be daunting and overwhelming. These tools are designed to help you know what to read ... Read More
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NBC 5 Chicago Interview
Update: Watch the Video
March 31, 2015. Here in Illinois, we are all abuzz about our recently resigned U. S. Representative Aaron Schock. Not only did he compare himself to Lincoln during his Farewell speech, but both Lincoln and Schock have ... Read More
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