It was one of the great shocks of my life, and it came early. In fifth-grade government class. Though I can’t remember much else that we learned then, a detail in the Constitution reached out and ...
Allen C. Guelzo is the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. No one has contributed more to our nuanced ...
A tantalizing historical might-have-been will be the focus of the address “What if Lincoln Had Lived?” by world-renowned Lincoln scholar Dr. Allen C. Guelzo of Princeton University on Friday, Sept. 16 ...
Two weeks ago in these pages, I discussed Allen Guelzo’s recent book, published on February 6, 2024, entitled, “Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment.” In it, the Civil ...
The historian Allen Guelzo begins a new book by saying he has lived in a time of shadows. My long life, he writes, has been a hurdle race of public agonies. What once seemed like the end of history, ...
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. PRINCETON, N.J., July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of his lifelong commitment to American history and the ...
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Four ways to freedom -- President will rise -- Instrument in God's hands -- Mighty act -- Fame takes him by the hand -- Postscript: Father Abraham -- Appendix -- ...