her festered david reynolds.s a rather have a native who receive degrees from amherst college college in uc berkley taught american literature and american studies at northwestern universityde barnard college and new york university rutgers university in baruk college. since thousand six has been a professor at the city of the university of new york where he teaches english and american studies. he is the author or editor of 16 books and his folks have one of bancroft prize the ambassador book award and the meyers outstanding book award. one of his books is a finalist for the book critics circle award. his first book "abe" is set in the culture and social context of this time. in her times book review described itou as a prodigious d lucidly rendered exposition of the character and thought it the 16th president into the prism of the cultural -- sorely disliked him at "the wall street journal" tinted of marcellus by urbieta captures lincoln and all this historical forms. our jury noted through innovative research

pleasure that i on behalf of the institute of american history present the 2021id lincoln prize to david reynoldseynolds to tell about his book. >> thank you so much for those kind remarks and thanks to the institute for the wonderful recognition. to all the others on the committee i truly appreciate it. congratulations on the book. on the background of my book, i want to mention lynn nesbitt circulated aok book proposal and one copy i and i realized i had a book inside oft me for years and years. scott pulled it out of me and thanks also to where i teach at the university of new york for stimulating the scholarly environment from the student cohort to the faculty members to the administration. thank you so much and particularly to professors and colleagues in the history program and david. i couldn't believe it it it gave me such wonderful insights and so forth and i, outside of this i want to thank douglas wilson and the wonderful american nest who f wrote the wonderful manuscript and all my family that t stuck by through thick ad then it was a great challenge and great fun. working on her book

professor david reynolds. d is a rhode island native who receive degrees from amherst college and uc berkeley and taught american lit tour and american studies at northwestern university, bar understands college, new york university, rutgers university. since 2006 a professor at the graduate center of the city university of new york and teaches english and americansides. the author 0 editor of 16 books and books have won the bran croft prize, the gov aired the ambassador book ware and the outstating book award and one book is a finalis foss the national book credittic circle award. his book "abe" is a beautifully with live of lincoln set in a cultural context of the time. the "new york times" book review called eight lieu sitsly rendered exposition of the character and thought of the 167th present through prism of the -- "the wall street journal" deemed it's marvelous cultural biography that accupuncture tires lincoln and his full unless. the jury notessedly to innovative research the book of the settings and k

the gilder lehrman institute of american history present the gilder lehrman lincoln prize to david reynoldser to professor reynolds to tell us about his book. >> thank you so much for those kind remarks and thanks to the gilder lehrman institute for this wonderful recognition. bob galliano and the others on the committee are truly appreciated and last year's winner was a great book so i learned about the mission of the institute and its outreach to high schools so congratulations to her and a background of my book, i want to mention jacqueline nesbitt who circulated a third proposal and one paragraph in it on lincoln caught the eye of the lawyers and we discussed things and i realized i had a book inside of me that had been growing for years and years and it's got kind of pulled it out of me and thanks so much to lynn and scott and thanks also to where i teach, the graduate center at city university of new york. it's a stimulating scholarly environment from the student cohorts to the faculty members to the administration . thank you so much to tune and particularly 2 professors, colleagues

guilder lehrman institute of american i history present the 2021 guilder lehrman lincoln prize to david reynoldstions. now i turn it over to professor reynolds to tell us about his book. >> thank you so much for those kind remarks and thanks to the guilder lehrman institute for this wonderful recognition. to the others on the committee, i truly appreciate it and last year's winner so wonderfully earlier about the mission of the institute and its outreach t to high schools. congratulations to her. the background of my book i want to mention who circulated a book proposal and one paragraph caught the eye of the lawyers at penguin. we discussed those and i realized i had a book inside of me that had been growing years and years. scott kind of pulled it out of me l and thanks so much. where i teach at the university of new york, stimulating scholarly environments from the student cohort to the faculty members to thehe administration thank you so much and professors in the history program. david who were kind enough still on the screen i still didn't believe it and i gave wonderful insights and edits

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