Jewish Life in Mr. Lincoln's City

$15 per book Inquire about discounts for purchases of 10 or more books! Purchase from Barnes & Noble or Amazon Download order form (PDF) Article by Eugene Meyer about the original exhibition Webcast of exhibition talk at Library of Congress (May require downloading RealPlayer)

This new 171-page hardcover book includes text and historic images from the original exhibition of the same name and essays by experts on Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and American Jewish history—all introduced by leading historian Dr. Jonathan Sarna.  

Other contributors include:

• Harold Holzer — “Lincoln and the Jews”

• Dr. Pam Nadell — “’Giving our all to the poor soldiers:’ Jewish Women in the Civil War”

• Dr. John Y. Simon — “Ulysses S. Grant and the Jews: An Unsolved Mystery”

• Dr. Melvin I. Urofsky — “Virginian Jews in the Civil War”

Book Talks

Thursday, February 11, 2010 , 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers
12089 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (map)
Free and open to the public.

To schedule a book talk for your group, please call (202) 789-0900 or email info@jhsgw.org