Georgia Historical Society

House of Abraham: 

  Lincoln and the Todds, A Family Divided by War

A Lecture by Stephen Berry

Thursday, January 29, 2009, at 7:00 p.m.

free and open to the public - book sale and signing to follow

For more information, please call 912.651.2125 ext. 40

  
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A Family Divided

In House of Abraham, Berry explores the influence of Abraham Lincoln’s extended family, the Todds, on his perception of critical events faced as president during the Civil War. No family better illustrates the personal toll of the war than Lincoln’s own. The Todds were a large and complex family that embodied the deep division of the nation, their ideologies split between the United States and the Confederacy.  This captivating historical work reads like dramatic fiction, inviting readers to explore a more personal side of the man who guided a divided nation through a war that pitted brother against brother, and shows how the war changed one family and how that family changed the course of the war.

Berry’s book discussion is part of a series of programs and activities commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. In addition to the House of Abraham program on January 29, GHS and SCCPSS will bring journalist Andrew Ferguson to Savannah on May 7, 2009, to discuss his book Land of Lincoln:  Adventures in Abe’s America.  For more information, visit www.georgiahistory.com.