In-person Presentation: Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln

An eye-opening portrait of Lincoln behind the scenes: Here is the career-long party politician whose brilliant coalition-building during the Civil War set the political foundation for emancipation and Union victory.

Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln
with author Matthew Pinsker

Saturday, July 11, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Education Gallery (First Floor)
ISBN: 9780393240788

Join Matthew Pinsker at The National Civil War Museum for a fascinating presentation on his new book, Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln.

In this engaging program, Pinsker explores a side of Abraham Lincoln often overlooked — Lincoln as a skilled political strategist and party leader navigating the turbulent years before and during the American Civil War. Drawing from years of research, Pinsker examines how Lincoln balanced leadership, politics, and principle while guiding the nation through its greatest crisis.

Matthew Pinsker is one of the nation’s foremost historians of Lincoln and the Civil War. He holds the Pohanka Chair in American Civil War History and serves as Director of the House Divided Project at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Admission to the presentation is free. Regular admission applies to the Museum galleries.

“A landmark book…Team of Rivals on steroids…It is hard to imagine that the year will bring forth a Lincoln book of more originality or consequence.” ―Harold Holzer, Wall Street Journal

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