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Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian Leads Graduate
Seminar
James McPherson, Ph.D., the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American
History, Emeritus, at Princeton University, spoke on campus on Wednesday,
September 30, 2009, at 7 p.m., in the Villanova Room of Connelly Center. Dr.
McPherson explored the subject: “Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief.” A reception
followed the lecture. Dr. McPherson’s visit was sponsored by the Lore
Kephart, ’86, Distinguished Historians Lecture Series. This event is the
series’ inaugural lecture.
The Lore Kephart '86 Distinguished Historians Lecture Series has been
established in memory of Lore Kephart '86 through an endowment to the
University by her husband Horace L. Kephart.
Dr. McPherson is a widely acclaimed historian and author of the
Civil War, winning a Pulitzer Prize
for Battle Cry of Freedom; two-prestigious Lincoln Prizes for Tried by War:
Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief and For Cause and Comrades; and a New
York Times best-seller Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam.
On Thursday, October 1st, Dr. McPherson led a graduate seminar with
students enrolled in the Master's Program in the Department of History. Students from Dr. Judith Giesberg's ‘Lincoln's America’ class and from Dr.
Marc Gallicchio's ‘The Impact of War on Society’ class discussed the
research and writing process with Dr. McPherson and engaged in a lively
discussion with the author about the many decisions Lincoln made as
commander-in-chief.
Dr. McPherson is a widely acclaimed historian and author of the
Civil War, winning a Pulitzer Prize
for Battle Cry of Freedom; two-prestigious Lincoln Prizes for Tried by War:
Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief and For Cause and Comrades; and a New
York Times best-seller Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam.
