His father was a rigid evolutionist preacher. Abolitionist preacher. He grew up in a very religious environment. Shortly after college, he was a teacher and became a lawyer. He was involved in a very important case, the decentralization of new york city streetcars. Desegregation of new york city streetcars. Theas a quartermaster in union army during the civil war in new york city. A opportunities for learning his own pockets, which he did not do as many others did. That he became involved in the machine politics of that era. In particular, he became very close to the flamboyant new york boss. He is an extremely interesting character. Brian the years he served as president . Scott he served as president from 1881, when garfield was shot and eventually died, until the end of his term in 1885. Brian who was president before and after him . Scott garfield before. Grover cleveland was president after. Brian why did you want to write a book about Chester A Arthur . Scott every president has
, his Outstanding New book, gathering dissemination, we come to know a new team of lincoln allies. We are likely familiar with names like gates, andrews and some others. But steve brings another analysis of the nearly five dozen individuals who served as chief executive during lincolns presidency. This nearly 500 page volume is supplemented with 122 pages of footnotes and nearly a 70 page bibliography. For those of you who can read in the program a little bit about steve but for those watching, let me say that Stephen Engle is the professor of history and director of alan b. Larkins symposium on the american presidency at Florida Atlantic university. He is a past fulbright scholar to germany. He is currently a distinguished lecture for the organization of american historians. In 2016, he was awarded a Andrew Mellon fellowship to the massachusetts historical society. The incoming president of the Abraham Lincoln Institute Associate Professor john white whose opinion carries a lot more ,
We are rejoining the symposium on Abraham Lincolns life at the ford theater. This is live coverage on cspan3 American History tv. The incoming president of the Abraham Lincoln institute, associate officer john white, whose opinion carries a lot more written an mine has review of steves book for the journal of American History. Let me quote from johns review. Gathering to save the nation will stand for years as the book on lincolns relationship for union governors. It is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand how the north mobilized to win the civil war. It is my pleasure to present professor stephen engle. [applause] thank you, bob. What a wonderful introduction and thank you for that preview of a review that i can hope to receive in a few months. I want to thank everyone here just anmade my stay absolute delight. It is my first time on the stage. If i appear a little nervous, i really am. This is a real stage. [laughter] and it is not just any stage. I want to thank the
Of a review that i can hope to receive in a few months. I want to thank everyone here just anmade my stay absolute delight. It is my first time on the stage. If i appear a little nervous, i really am. This is a real stage. [laughter] and it is not just any stage. I want to thank the staff and michelle and the board for inviting me. Absolutely delighted to be here. I can take a probably the least lincoln scholar here given the illustrious crew you have assembled and the people who are part of your institute. I am not halfs, of professor harriss age, but im certainly envious of his productivity. I confess, too, that bob was going to bring out the book to hold up, but he confessed he would drop it which is a testament to the fact that i come from the Michael Burlingame school of writing history. A shout out to michael who i have read for many years and many of the scholars here today i have read all of your works and just a great fan and are their works. A tremendous pleasure to be here.
Of a review that i can hope to receive in a few months. I want to thank everyone here just anmade my stay absolute delight. It is my first time on the stage. If i appear a little nervous, i really am. This is a real stage. [laughter] and it is not just any stage. I want to thank the staff and michelle and the board for inviting me. Absolutely delighted to be here. I can take a probably the least lincoln scholar here given the illustrious crew you have assembled and the people who are part of your institute. I am not halfs, of professor harriss age, but im certainly envious of his productivity. I confess, too, that bob was going to bring out the book to hold up, but he confessed he would drop it which is a testament to the fact that i come from the Michael Burlingame school of writing history. A shout out to michael who i have read for many years and many of the scholars here today i have read all of your works and just a great fan and are their works. A tremendous pleasure to be here.