"Lincoln and the West" James McPherson lecture at Ft. Wayne, IN Lincoln Finl. Collection on Sept. 10, 2013, 7 p.m.

posted at www. LincolnCollection dot-org -- also now on "FaceBook" 2013 R. Gerald McMurtry Lecture, Tuesday, September 10, 7:00 p.m. "Lincoln and the West" Renowned Civil War historian James M. McPherson will present the 2013 R. Gerald McMurtry Lecture on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the Theater of the Allen County Public Library’s Main Library. Dr. McPherson will speak on “Lincoln and the West.” Dr. McPherson is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his book Battle Cry of Freedom (1988). Among his other Civil War publications are “Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction,” “This Mighty Scourge,” “Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief,” “For Cause and Comrades,” and most recently “War on the Waters.” The McMurtry Lecture is sponsored by Lutheran Health Network and presented by the Friends of the Lincoln Collection of Indiana and the Friends of the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The event is free and open to the public.