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SUMMARY:The Age of Lincoln\, July 7–13
DESCRIPTION:\n 	Director\n \n 	Richard Carwardine\,&nbsp\;Pres
 ident\, Corpus Christi College\,&nbsp\;Oxford Univ
 ersity\n \n 	Overview\n \n 	Abraham Lincoln will s
 tand at the center of the seminar\, though less as
  a biographical subject than as a prism for explor
 ing key aspects of his age. The themes and topics 
 to be addressed include slavery and the Old South\
 ; the abolitionist impulse and the broadening anti
 -slavery movement\; party political realignment an
 d the sectional crisis of the 1850s\; evangelicali
 sm and politics\; the election of 1860\, the seces
 sion of the Lower South\, and the coming of war\; 
 wartime leadership\, political and military\; the 
 Civil War home front\; emancipation\; the elements
  of Confederate defeat and Union victory\; and the
  meaning of the war for American nationalism.\n \n
  	\n 		Readings\n 	\n 		Readings are sent by the I
 nstitute to seminar participants. Readings may inc
 lude:\n 	\n 		Carwardine\, Richard J. Lincoln: A L
 ife of Purpose and Power.&nbsp\;New York: Alfred A
 . Knopf\, 2006.\n 	\n 		McPherson\, James M. Battl
 e Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era.&nbsp\;New Yor
 k: Oxford University Press\, 1988.\n \n \n 	\n 		T
 ravel &amp\; Accommodations\n 	\n 		To reach Oxfor
 d University in England\, participants may fly int
 o London Heathrow Airport\, Gatwick Airport\, or L
 ondon Stansted Airport. Each airport provides serv
 ice to Oxford by bus. For more information click h
 ere.\n 	\n 		Workshop participants will be housed 
 at St. Catherine&rsquo\;s College. Participants wi
 ll have their own bedrooms but may share a bathroo
 m and common areas. All participants will be provi
 ded with linens and towels and will have access to
  internet within their accommodations. Some partic
 ipants may choose to bring laptops. Please note th
 at participants should plan to bring alarm clocks\
 , shower shoes\, hangers\, irons\, and hair dryers
 . Housekeeping services are provided throughout th
 e week.\n \n \n 	\n 		Meals\n 	\n 		Meals will be 
 served in a university cafeteria in space shared b
 y other programs. All on-campus meals will be paid
  for by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American H
 istory.\n \n \n 	\n 		Travel reimbursement\n 	\n 	
 	Participating teachers will receive a stipend of 
 $500 to help offset travel expenses. All participa
 nts must attend all workshop sessions to receive f
 ull stipends. Participants who do not complete the
  entire seminar will receive a reduced stipend. We
  will present stipend checks to participants prior
  to the end of the seminar.\n 	\n 		Stipends are t
 axable. Reporting is the responsibility of the par
 ticipant.\n \n \n 	\n 		Graduate credit\n 	\n 		Th
 e Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is 
 proud to announce its agreement with Adams State U
 niversity&nbsp\;to offer three hours of graduate c
 redit in American history to participating seminar
  teachers. For more information click here.\n \n \
 n 	\n 		Questions?\n 	\n 		Email the Teacher Semin
 ars department or call 646-366-9666.\n 
CATEGORIES:GL Summer Seminars
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LOCATION:Oxford University\n Manor Road\n St. Catherine's C
 ollege\n Oxford\, OXF OX1 3UJ\n United Kingdom\n 
URL:http://www.gilderlehrman.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=432
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