GDG- Lincoln books

[Walter Wells]

A Happy New Year to all! As an aside, when I was at an antique store in
Gettysbnurg this last Satuirday, I saw copy, locked in a cabinet and listed
as 'First Edition', of Troy Harman's book CEMETERY HILL: "THE GENERAL PLAN
WAS UNCHANGED". The store's asking price - $150.00. I believe I will hang
onm to my copy!!! (Never had any plans, really, top get rid of it!)

In peace,

Walter




> [Original Message]
> From: Tom Ryan <pennmardel at mchsi.com>
> To: GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com>
> Date: 1/1/2007 11:06:53 AM
> Subject: GDG- Lincoln books
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> To follow up on this general topic, this morning Book-tv repeated Doris
> Kearns Goodwin"s discussion of her book "Team of Rivals" that C-SPAN
> recorded at the Book Festival on the Mall in D.C. a few months ago.  She
> drew a packed audience into the tent, and delivered a basically
> extemporaneous presentation with clarity and passion.  She physically
looked
> a little wasted, but that might have been from fatigue caused by the book
> tour.
>
> The book is still in my growing pile of "got to get to soon" reading
matter.
> The comments on this forum as I recall have been uniformly positive, so I
> better move it to the top soon to find out what the hubbub is all about.
>
> Tom Ryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com
> [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]On Behalf Of James Cameron
> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 10:50 AM
> To: GDG
> Subject: Re: GDG- Winter Stomp
>
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> << On another subject, this morning on Book TV, James Simon talked about
his
> new book called "Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and
> the President's War Powers."  The author discussed the three issues listed
> in the title, and more than once commented that Lincoln would not have
been
> elected president escept for Roger Taney's written opinion in the Dred
Scott
> case.  He tied the decision to the Lincoln-Douglas debates that led to
> national recognition for Lincoln, even though he lost the Senate race to
> Douglas in 1858.
>
> Is this book on anyone's radar screen yet?
>
> Tom Ryan >>
>
> No, it has not, so I can't comment in any informed manner on the author's
> contention.  That said, I tend to be skeptical about anything which
attempts
> to attribute a result which was influenced by so many factors, such as
> Lincoiln's election, to a single "but for" such as Taney's Dred Scott
> opinion.
>
> I am currently reading "An Honest Calling", on Lincoln's law practice, by
> Mark Steiner.  I'm not that deep into it yet, and thus far it has been as
> much about the state of mid-19th century legal education and practice in
> general, including how it related to Whig politics, as about Lincoln's own
> practice in particular.
>
>
> Jim Cameron
>
>
>
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