Jonathan Earle presents a fresh take on Lincoln's improbable 1860 election
Tue, Dec 08
|https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81521828142
LSU professor's new book, "He Has the People," takes us behind the scenes of the most consequential election in American history, exploring the critical moments on which it turned.
Time
Dec 08, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81521828142
Guests
About the Event
The Lincoln Group is proud to present Dr. Jonathan Earle for a discussion of his new book, He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860. Earle describes the campaign genius of Abraham Lincoln and the events, both grand and obscure, on which the final balloting turned. The book has been compared favorably to Theodore White's political classic, The Making of a President, 1960. This conversation will be the perfect compliment to Matthew Pinsker's recent presentation at the Lincoln Cottage about the president's political savvy in Boss Lincoln. This will be a zoom-only meeting for which we will appreciate your making a reservation. Join us as we welcome this Bethesda born scholar now residing in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Jonathan Earle is the Dean of the Louisiana State University's Ogden Honors College where he is also Donald Cecil Delaune Professor. A historian specializing in the antebellum United…