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Harold Holzer’s “The Presidents vs. the Press” argues that conflicts between chief executives and journalists go back to the start of the Republic.
The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media--from the Founding Fathers to Fake News by Harold Holzer https://amzn.to/3jamCL1
Even Washington and Lincoln griped about news coverage, Harold Holzer writes.
The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media--from the Founding Fathers to Fake News by Harold Holzer https://amzn.to/3jamCL1
(via The Civil War: Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects - YouTube) Featured in this program are objects related to the July 1863 draft riots in New York City.
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Written By: Harold Holzer Narrated By: Mark Bramhall Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Date: April 2011 Duration: 11 hours 46 minutes
Stephen Lang and historian Harold Holzer at the Hudson River Museum today, December 18, 2016
Lincoln As I Knew Him Gossip, Tributes & Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies by Harold Holzer
Lincoln As I Knew Him Gossip, Tributes & Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies by Harold Holzer is an anthology of written material about Abraham Lincoln from those who knew him during his life time. The collection does not include any of the numerous speeches or written works from Lincoln himself. Instead this collection paints a picture of the man by looking at him through the eyes of those around him. Holzer uses interviews and memoirs from all across the spectrum of Lincoln’s peers. There are sections from Mary Lincoln and Abraham’s stepmother, his countless political opponents and allies, childhood companions, soldiers of the Union Army, enemies, and those like Walt Whitman who never personally met Lincoln but were very aware of him.
It can be easy to forget that the giants of history were flesh and blood themselves. This is not a detraction. In fact, it serves to add to their greatness, as they accomplished what they did while still possessing all that human frailty entails. Abraham Lincoln is no exception to this.
Through Lincoln As I Knew Him the reader will begin to see a picture of a man who loved to read, told numerous jokes and stories, struggled with depression, lost two of his children, worked tirelessly at whatever he did, and not only suffered through but led the United States through perhaps the darkest time in its history.
This book can be picked up by a veteran Lincoln scholar or someone who is only starting to learn about the man. Holzer provides biographic and historic introductions for the authors and their pieces, so the reader will never have to worry about becoming lost or confused in regards to whose words they are reading. Sections and accounts can be read in any order. Lincoln As I Knew Him is also valuable for its many firsthand accounts, especially for the ones that were written contemporaneously with Lincoln as they help to teach what men thought of Lincoln while he still walked the Earth.
I recommend this book to anyone who has even a slight interest in Lincoln, and especially to those who want to see the Great Emancipator through new and different lenses. While there are many things that can only be learned about a person from their own words, so it is also true that some truths about a person are best understood through the eyes of those around them.
It's been an absurdly long time since I last posted anything and I apologize for that, but there hasn't been a lot going on in my life Lincoln related until the past week or so. A few updates: I FINALLY found an affordable copy of Basler's edition of Lincoln's Collected Works and added it to my Lincoln bookshelves as soon as it arrived in the mail! Hilariously I realized after I ordered it online that I wouldn't have anywhere to put the books until I acquired a third bookshelf (though I did clear off space for them while I search for one because it seemed incredibly wrong to leave them in the box until then). I also purchased Gideon Welles's Civil War Diary and put it right next to my Seward bio just because they didn't like one another and the thought of putting them together amused me. I'm such a nerd. And the most important update is that I GOT TO MEET HAROLD HOLZER. My favorite Lincoln historian!!!!! He was at the Abraham Lincoln Bookshop in Chicago last Saturday and I drove up there with my grandparents (because neither of my parents were really interested in going) to hear him speak about his latest book "Lincoln and the Power of the Press" (which is excellent and I highly recommend it!) and have him sign a copy of his book for me. It was a great experience up until I approached him to ask him if he would sign my book for me. As soon as I did, I literally couldn't get anything out of my mouth other than "Yes, I would love an inscription" after he asked me if I'd prefer just his signature or an inscription. I was way too nervous and way too excited and he mentioned that I have a lovely name AND he pronounced it correctly the first time so I was pretty much done for after that. Needless to say, I was nerding out in a big way. Thankfully my grandparents took pictures of him signing my book and they were able to mention how much I love his work and a few other things (my grandma said that I "dragged them" all the way from Indianapolis just to meet him and he seemed incredibly flattered by that) on my behalf. Then we chatted a little about the closure of a Lincoln museum in Fort Wayne, IN which closed a number of years ago and then he said that I'd have to come see him the next time he was in Indianapolis. It was AMAZING.
