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Abraham Lincoln in His Own Words: An Intimate View of Our Greatest President
(booklet, 52 pp) edited by James G. Basker
$9.95
More has been written about Abraham
Lincoln than any other American, yet our
view of him is dominated by a series of
iconic images: the self-taught son of an
illiterate farmer; the bearded man in the
stovepipe hat; the savior of the Union;
the Great Emancipator; the martyred
leader. But what has made Lincoln such a
great man? His letters and manuscripts allow us
to understand his principles by drawing
from his own words. Explore Abraham
Lincoln�s legacy through documents
written in his own hand.
Abraham
Citizen or Slave: The Dred Scott Decision, 1857
(booklet, 35 pp) edited by James G. Basker and Matthew Pinsker
$9.95
The constitutional legacy of the Dred
Scott case has been long lasting. What
started as a �freedom suit� filed by
Dred Scott and his wife in the St. Louis
Circuit Court in 1846, erupted into a
U.S Supreme Court case that ended in
1857. Read about the case details and
political consequences surrounding one
of the most infamous court decisions of
our time. This booklet also includes a
timeline of important dates.
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Early American Abolitionists: A Collection of Anti-Slavery Writings 1760-1820
(paperback) edited by James G. Basker
$12.00
This compilation reprints fifteen anti-slavery texts that, almost without exception, have been out of print for nearly two centuries. The pamphlets, poems, letters, and other documents by anti-slavery writers-men and women, black and white-demonstrate that abolitionists were active in the early years of the American republic. The book's texts are reprinted with short introductions written by 12 Gilder Lehrman undergraduate history scholars.
Great Lincoln Documents: Historians Present Treasures from the Gilder Lehrman Collection
(booklet, 88pp)
$12.00 /
$9.95
This book explores subjects important
to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.
It includes a selection of important
documents, each with a transcript and
brief commentary by an eminent scholar,
to place it in historical context. The hardcover version is bound in red with a black spine and gold lettering.
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Slavery in the Founding Era
(booklet, 48pp) edited by James G. Basker
$9.95
This booklet includes more than a dozen poems exploring the themes of slavery, abolition, and freedom. They open a window onto the complexity of slavery for the Revolutionary generation.
Wilberforce, Lincoln, and the Abolition of Slavery
(booklet, 24pp) edited by James G. Basker
$9.95
This booklet presents a variety of original documents, images, and other material, from the Gilder Lehrman Collection and other archives, highlighting the story of the abolition of slavery in England and America between 1787 and 1865.
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Alexander Hamilton and the Creation of the United States
(booklet, 36-page, full-color)
$9.95
A 36-page, full-color booklet of important and unique documents and images that tell the story of the life of Alexander Hamilton�immigrant, soldier, nation-builder� created in partnership with American Experience and PBS.
Treasures of American History: Documents Presented in Honor of New Citizens of the United States
(book, 32-page, full-color)
$12.00 / $9.95
This full-color, 32-page book brings together a unique collection of American historical documents from the Declaration of Independence to the words and images of immigrants, and some of America's most dramatic struggles for equal rights�the abolition of slavery, the Civil War, and the women�s suffrage and civil rights movements. The hardcover version is bound in red with a black spine and gold lettering.
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"I take up my pen": A Souvenir Booklet of Civil War Soldiers' Letters
(Booklet, 44pp)
$6.95
Drawing on an exhibition entitled �I Take
Up My Pen� : Letters from the War at
Gettysburg National Military Park, this
book presents historic documents�
soldiers� letters, battlefield photographs,
original engravings and paintings�that
bring to life the actual human beings who
fought and endured the bloodiest war in
American history.
Why Documents Matter: American Originals and the Historical Imagination, Selections from the Gilder Lehrman Collection
(booklet, 56pp) edited by James G. Basker
$9.95
A booklet of historic documents with transcriptions from the Gilder Lehrman Collection spanning 200 years of American history.
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James Madison & the Birth of the U.S. Constitution
(booklet, 47 pp) edited by James G. Basker
$9.95
This booklet examines the evolution of
the U.S. Constitution from the Articles
of Confederation to the Bill of Rights to
the Constitution�s global legacy. Special
attention is paid to James Madison, the
�Father of the Constitution,� as well as
the 19th- and 20th-century amendments
that expanded the definition of
�citizenship� and opened suffrage to
more Americans.
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