Welcome to Lincoln Log, where we speak with leading historians and other officials about their stories, research, and wisdom. Expand your knowledge and indulge your curiosity here on Lincoln Log. This podcast is produced by the Abraham Lincoln Association, aiding and promoting Abraham Lincoln’s life and legacy. Founded in 1908, the ALA remains the nation's oldest and largest Lincoln organization. Learn more at AbrahamLincolnAssociation.org.
In this episode, host Joshua Claybourn, on behalf of the Abraham Lincoln Association, speaks with Craig Fehrman, New York Times bestselling author, about his latest book, This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark.
Fehrman offers a fresh look at the Lewis and Clark expedition, its place in American memory, and the larger world of exploration, politics, ambition, and empire that shaped it. The conversation explores how the expedition has been remembered, misunderstood, and reinterpreted—and what this new history reveals about the early American republic.
Guest: Craig Fehrman
Website: https://craigfehrman.com/ (https://craigfehrman.com/)
Host: Joshua Claybourn
Website: http://www.joshuaclaybourn.com (http://www.joshuaclaybourn.com)
Presented by the Abraham Lincoln Association.
28 Sept 2025
Lincoln’s Ghost: Brad Ricca on Houdini, Spiritualism, and the Presidency
In this episode we sit down with award-winning author Brad Ricca to discuss his new book, Lincoln’s Ghost: Houdini’s War on Spiritualism and the Dark Conspiracy Against the American Presidency. Ricca takes us into one of the strangest and most gripping chapters of American history—when Harry Houdini waged a crusade against fraudulent mediums, séances, and a Spiritualist movement that reached all the way to the White House.
27 Feb 2025
Jon White and William Griffing on Rare First-Hand Accounts of Lincoln
In this special live-recorded episode of the Lincoln Log Podcast, host Joshua Claybourn moderates a fascinating discussion from the 2025 Abraham Lincoln Association Symposium with two distinguished guests: historian Jonathan W. White and researcher William J. Griffing.
Their new book, A Great and Good Man: Rare, First-Hand Accounts and Observations of Abraham Lincoln, brings to light over 200 previously unpublished accounts of Lincoln from those who knew him during the Civil War era. These rare narratives offer an intimate, unfiltered look at the 16th president—revealing new dimensions of his character, leadership, and legacy.
White, an award-winning historian and author of A House Built by Slaves, and Griffing, a dedicated researcher of first-hand Civil War-era accounts, discuss how these discoveries challenge long-standing narratives and humanize Lincoln in unexpected ways.
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