Lincoln and the Power of the Press -- Lecture at Springfield, IL Museum and Union Theater Stage

Event promoted and announced at Abraham Lincoln Online dot-org:

Harold Holzer, Lincoln and the Power of the Press Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Time: 6:00 p.m. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum–Union Theater 212 North Sixth Street Springfield, IL 62701 Phone: (217) 558-8934 Email: clare.thorpe@illinois.gov Website: http://www.Presidentlincoln.illinois.govhttp://alplmfoundation.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=698209

Description

 

Harold Holzer, one of America’s most popular and prolific Lincoln historians, discusses his brand-new book Abraham Lincoln and the Power of the Press. This book explores both the role of the press in the Civil War era and Lincoln’s relationship with it.

Museum opens at 6:00pm (Journeys and Treasures Gallery will be open).  Book signing at 6:00 p.m. and discussion begins at 6:30 p.m.