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Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

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The Literary Lincoln, Rachel Hatch, Tim Obermiller Jan 2010

The Literary Lincoln, Rachel Hatch, Tim Obermiller

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

Discovering what Abraham Lincoln read offers important clues about who he was, according to a new book by English Professor Robert Bray.


Abe's Return Engagement, Nancy Steele Brokaw '71 Apr 2009

Abe's Return Engagement, Nancy Steele Brokaw '71

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

A group of theatre artists, many with Wesleyan connections, combine talents to bring Lincoln back to Bloomington one more time.


Bray’S Lincoln Studies Reveal The Literary Background Of A Legend, Iwu Magazine Apr 2009

Bray’S Lincoln Studies Reveal The Literary Background Of A Legend, Iwu Magazine

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

Bray has studied Lincoln for years. His 2005 book, Peter Cartwright, Legendary Frontier Preacher, explored the dynamic relationship between Illinois Wesleyan founder Cartwright and Lincoln, who were political rivals for the House of Representatives in 1846.


A Deadly Dream, Rachel Hatch Oct 2008

A Deadly Dream, Rachel Hatch

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

In his new book, History Professor Gordon Horwitz examines how the Nazi plan to remake a Polish city led to the deaths of 200,000 of its Jewish residents.


What Rock Reveals, W. Michael Weis Oct 2007

What Rock Reveals, W. Michael Weis

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

To understand the 1960s, students can learn much by listening to the music that defined the era.


Yours Truly, Abraham Lincoln, Rebecca Welzenbach '07 Oct 2007

Yours Truly, Abraham Lincoln, Rebecca Welzenbach '07

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

Erika Nunamaker ’01 joins a huge document hunt in search of the true Lincoln.


A Page In History, Amelia Benner '09 Apr 2007

A Page In History, Amelia Benner '09

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

After Gerald Ford’s passing, Mark Griffith ’77 recalls his own part in presidential history.


How A Frontier Preacher Made His Mark On Politics, Jeffrey G. Hanna Jan 2005

How A Frontier Preacher Made His Mark On Politics, Jeffrey G. Hanna

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

A new biography demonstrates that debates over religion’s place in the public square are centuries old.


Lessons From A Fall, Frank Boyd Jan 2003

Lessons From A Fall, Frank Boyd

Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine, 2002-2017

Frank Boyd, acting chair of IWU's political science department, addressed the issue of U.S. policy in Latin American in the op-ed column "Questions and Conclusions," a regular feature of IWU Magazine.