. >>> up next on american history tv, historian jason h. silverman talks about his book "link on and the immigrant" describing lincoln's interaction with immigrants. he concludes these encounters boosted america's economy. the event is about an hour. >> and now for our speaker this evening. jason h. silverman is the professor of history at winthrup university. author or editor of 11 books, several of which nominated for national book awards, his recent work "lincoln and the immigrant" is a volume in the series published by southern illinois university press and was released in september. of the 16,500 and counting volumes published on abraham lincoln, this is the first full length study of its kind. dr. silverman received his undergraduate degree at the university of virginia and his graduate degree at colorado state and the university of kentucky. he has received many distinguished teaching awards. currently working on a companion volume detailing president lincoln's reputation in 19th century europe. he also served two elected terms on his local sc

jason h. silverman talks about his book "lincoln and immigration." his encounters persuaded president lincoln that immigration boosted america's economy. the lincoln group of the district of columbia was host of this event. this lasts about an hour. >> and now for our speaker this evening. jason h. silverman is professor of history at winthrop university, where he has taught for 31 years. prior to that, he taught at yale university for four years and winthrop university. he is the author of 11 books. his recent work "lincoln and the immigrant" is a volume in a concise lincoln library series. it was released in september. of the more than 16,500 volumes -- 16,500 and counting volumes published on abraham lincoln, this is the first full-length study of its kind. dr. silverman received his undergraduate degree at the university of virginia and his graduate degree at colorado state and the university of kentucky. he has received many distinguished teaching awards. he is currently working on a companion volu

. >>> up next on american history tv, historian jason h. silverman talks about his book "lincoln and the immigrant" describing lincoln's interaction with immigrants. he concludes these encounters boosted america's economy. the event is about an hour. >> and now for our speaker this evening. jason h. silverman is the professor of history at winthrop university. prior to that he taught at yale university for four years. author or editor of 11 books, several of which nominated for national book awards, his recent work "lincoln and the immigrant" is a volume in the series published by southern illinois university press and was released in september. of the 16,500 and counting volumes published on abraham lincoln, this is the first full length study of its kind. dr. silverman received his undergraduate degree at the university of virginia and his graduate degree at colorado state and the university of kentucky. he has received many distinguished teaching awards. currently working on a companion volume detailing president lincoln's reputation in 19th centu

jason h. silvermanalks about his book "lincoln and immigration." his encounters persuaded president lincoln that immigration boosted america's economy. the lincoln group of the district of columbia was host of this event. this lasts about an hour. >> and now for our speaker this evening. jason h. silverman is professor of history at winthrop university, where he has taught for 31 years. prior to that, he taught at yale university for four years and winthrop university. heth

jason h. silverman is the professor of history at winthrop university.e has taught for 31 years.

jason h. silverman is the professor of history at winthrop university. he has taught for 31 years there. prior to that he taught at yale university for four years. author or editor of 11 books, several of which nominated for national book awards, his recent work "lincoln and the immigrant" is a volume in the series published by southern illinois university press and was released in september. of the 16,500 and counting volumes published on abraham lincoln, this is the first full length study of its kind. dr. silverman received his undergraduate degree at the university of virginia and his graduate degree at colorado state and the university of kentucky. he has received many distinguished teaching awards. currently working on a companion volume detailing president lincoln's reputation in 19th century europe. he also served two elected terms on his local school board. so let's welcome professor jason silverman. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. that last part about the eight years on the rockhill school board, forget about all my education. that's when i