Lincoln: Our Most Likeable President; How Lincoln Became an Icon; Forgotten Patriots: American Prisoners in the Revolutionary War; Bill Strickland
Lincoln: Our Most Likeable President
Veteran historian Ronald White joins Larry Mantle to talk about his new biography of Abraham Lincoln in which the author examines Lincoln's personal, political and moral evolution. Using the newly completed Lincoln Legal Papers and recently discover letters and photographs, White offers a fresh definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity whose moral compass hold the keys to understanding his life. He also draws parallels between Lincoln's biography and that of President Obama's and shows how to understand Obama's historic presidency we must understand Lincoln's. Ronald White joins Larry Mantle to talk about Lincoln, the man and the president.
How Lincoln Became an Icon
It's hard to imagine a time when Americans didn't know every detail about the life of their president. But at the time of Lincoln's assassination there was no mass media. Information was not as accessible as it is now. In fact, the image that America knows of Lincoln grew and was shaped after his assassination. It is steeped in mythology that developed over time. In "Looking for Lincoln: the Making of an American Icon" (Alfred A. Knopf) Philip Kunhardt III, his brother Peter and his son Peter Kunhardt Jr. describe the competing versions of his history and describe the legend that grew over time. Larry talks with Philip Kunhardt III about one of America's most famous presidents.
Forgotten Patriots: American Prisoners in the Revolutionary War
In his new book, Forgotten Patriots, author Edwin Burrows reveals how New York City became a jailhouse during the Revolutionary War. 30,000 patriots were held in British prisons there where nearly 20,000 prisoners died during their incarceration in filthy and overcrowded building and ships. They were chronically mistreated and underfed and more of them died in prison than on the battlefield. The author joins Larry to talk about how he uncovered the horrifying evidence about the American loss of life in New York's British prisons.
Bill Strickland
For over 30 years, Bill Strickland has transformed thousands of lives as the founder and CEO of Manchester Bidwell, a Pittsburgh-based jobs training center and community arts program. The innovative nonprofit works with corporations, community leaders, and schools to give disadvantaged youth and adults the opportunities and resources to improve their lives. The Manchester Craftsmen's Guild offers programs in ceramics, photography, and painting to hundreds of kids a year, 90% of whom obtain high school diplomas and pursue higher education. Additionally, the Bidwell Training Center prepares adults for careers in the culinary arts, pharmacology, and horticultural technology. In recognition of his efforts, Strickland has been awarded with a MacArthur Fellowship "Genius" Grant. Larry Mantle sits down with Bill Strickland to talk about his work.