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Benjamin P. Thomas
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Benjamin Platt Thomas (February 22, 1902 – November 29, 1956) was an American historian and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.[1] In 1952 he published a best-selling one volume biography on Lincoln entitled Abraham Lincoln: A Biography (Knopf, 1952). Thomas killed himself on November 29, 1956.[2]
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Books
[edit]- "Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2002. (with Michael Burlingame)
- Stanton; The Life and Times of Lincoln's Secretary of War. New York: Knopf, 1962. (with Harold Melvin Hyman)
- Three Years with Grant. New York: Knopf, 1955. (with Sylvanus Cadwallader)
- Abraham Lincoln: A Biography. New York: Knopf, 1952.
- Theodore Weld, Crusader for Freedom. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1950.
- Portrait for Posterity: Lincoln and His Biographers. New Brunswick [N.J.]: Rutgers University Press, 1947.
- Lincoln, 1847-1853, Being the Day-by-Day Activities of Abraham Lincoln from January 1, 1847 to December 31, 1853. Springfield, Ill: Abraham Lincoln Association, 1936.
- Lincoln's New Salem. Springfield, Ill: Abraham Lincoln Association, 1934.
- Russo-American Relations, 1815-1867. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1930.
References
[edit]- ^ Paul M. Angle."Benjamin Platt Thomas, 1902-1956" Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Spring, 1957
- ^ "LINCOLN AUTHOR COMMITS SUICIDE; Benjamin P.Thomas Found Dead in Illinois HomeBiography Won Acclaim Other Books Listed Major Work Praised Adviser and Editor". nytimes.com. New York Times. November 30, 1956. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Works by Benjamin P. Thomas at Faded Page (Canada)
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