OAH's Best American History
Essays on Lincoln

Edited by Sean Wilentz for the Organization of American Historians, and published by Palgrave Macmillan.

OAH and Palgrave Macmillan are proud to announce the fourth annual Best Essays in American History volume, which showcases the best American history articles on Abraham Lincoln.

Edited by Sean Wilentz, the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the American Revolutionary Era at Princeton University, he is a winner of the Bancroft Prize and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, he regularly writes on history and politics for publications such as The New Republic, Newsweek, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times. His most recent book is The Age of Reagan: A History, 1074-2008.

Contributions include:

• James McPherson on Lincoln the military strategist
• Richard Hofstadter on the Lincoln legend
• Edmund Wilson on his contribution to American letters
• John Hope Franklin on the Emancipation Proclamation
• James Oliver Horton on Lincoln and race
• David M. Potter on the secession
• Richard Current on Lincoln's political genius
• Mark Neely on Lincoln and civil liberties

What they're saying . . .
"Are you ready for all Lincoln all the time? Do you worry that you'll need some help in cutting through the bicentennial blather? If you're looking for a quick refresher . . . try The Best American History Essays on Lincoln . . . impeccable scholarship and deliberate judgment on display throughout."
--The New York Observer

"Sean Wilentz has assembled some of the finest writing on Lincoln by the last two generations of historians. The book offers a marvellous starting point for understanding Lincoln and his career."
--Eric Foner

"In their own time, these provocative and highly original essays sliced their way toward cutting-edge reappraisal of Abraham Lincoln. They have not only 'long endured,' but like well-stored wine, have deservedly evolved into must-have classics, well worth a second and third appraisal. It is both a valuable service to historians and a welcome treat for readers everywhere to welcome back this all-star roster of scholars, often at the top of their form, in one irresistible volume."
--Harold Holzer, Co-Chairman,
U. S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

In Stores Now
Published in December, 2008, copies are availabe to purchase through the following outlets:

• Palgrave MacMillan
• Amazon
• Barnes and Noble
• Borders

ISBN: 978-0-230-60914-3
ISBN-10: 0-230-60914-7
Trim: 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches
272 pages

Links to other Best Essays editions:

• 2009 Best American History Essays on Lincoln
• 2008 Best American History Essays
• 2007 Best American History Essays
• 2006 Best American History Essays