Harold Holzer, one of the country’s leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era, serves as chairman of the Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation. He has authored, coauthored, and edited forty-two books, including Emancipating Lincoln, Lincoln at Cooper Union, and three award-winning books for young readers: Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons, The President Is Shot!, and Abraham Lincoln, the Writer. His new book is Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration. His awards include the Lincoln Prize and the National Humanities Medal. He lives in New York City.
Harold Holzer
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