He is the author of numerous books on Abraham Lincoln including lincoln and davis, imagining america, lincoln the lawyer, lincoln and the constitution, lincoln and america and lincoln. He probes some of the most interesting topics of lincoln including winning awards from the baroness award group in 2007. He recently had the opportunity to travel to seoul where he addressed the korean Abraham Lincoln society. [ laughter ] i know i would like to hear more about that. How can i get on that gravy train . Today, he is going to talk to us about the new book the black heavens, Abraham Lincoln and death published earlier this year by Southern Illinois press. A review at silver monitor states that students of the 17th century will want to add this concise written volume to their bookshelves. Please welcome me in joining brian dirck. It is good to be here. It really is. I wanted to thank you for the invitation. I have gotten to see some old friends among many of my south korean friend, fred. And