Harold Holzer
Harold Holzer | |
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Queens College of the City University of New York (BA) | |
Known for | Scholar of Abraham Lincoln |
Spouse | Edith Spiegel |
Harold Holzer (born February 5, 1949) is a scholar of
Early life and education
Holzer was born on February 5, 1949, in
Career
Holzer began his career as a newspaper reporter and then editor of The Manhattan Tribune. He then served as press secretary to Congresswoman
In 1992, Holzer joined
History and Lincoln scholarship
In his work as a historian Holzer has authored, co-authored, and edited more than 52 books, and contributed more than 550 articles to magazines and journals, plus chapters and forewords for 60 additional books. Many of his works have received awards, including the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize and four other awards in 2015 for his book Lincoln and the Power of the Press.
Holzer served for nine years as co-chairman of the United States
A frequent guest on television, Holzer has appeared on
Holzer also lectures throughout the country, and has curated seven museum exhibitions, including three shows of Lincoln art at the former Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He served as chief historian for the exhibition "Lincoln and New York" at the
Awards
In 2008, Holzer received the
Works
- 1984: The Lincoln Image: Abraham Lincoln and the Popular Print with Gabor S. Boritt
- 1985: Changing the Lincoln Image with Neely and Boritt
- 1987: The Confederate Image: Prints of the Lost Cause with Neely and Boritt
- 1990: Lincoln on Democracy, co-edited with Mario M. Cuomo)
- 1990: The Lincoln Family Album with Neely
- 1993: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: The Civil War in Art with Neely
- 1993: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The First Complete, Unexpurgated Text
- 1993: Washington and Lincoln Portrayed: National Icons in Popular Prints
- 1993: Dear Mr. Lincoln: Letters to the President
- 1996: Witness to War
- 1996: The Civil War Era
- 1998: The Lincoln Mailbag: America Writes to the President
- 1999: The Union Preserved with Daniel Lorello
- 1999: The Lincoln Forum: Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg, and the Civil War (co-edited with John Y. Simon and William Pederson)
- 1999: Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes, and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies
- 2000: The Union Image: Prints of the Civil War North with Neely
- 2000: Lincoln Seen and Heard
- 2000: Abraham Lincoln, The Writer (named to the Children's Literature Choice List, and the Bank Street "Best Children's Books of the Year")
- 2001: Prang's Civil War Pictures: The Complete Battle Chromos of Louis Prang
- 2002: State of the Union: New York and the Civil War
- 2002: The Lincoln Forum: Rediscovering Abraham Lincoln (co-edited with John Y. Simon)
- 2004: The President is Shot! The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- 2004: Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President
- 2005: Lincoln in the Times: The Life of Abraham Lincoln as Originally Reported in the New York Times (co-edited with David Herbert Donald, St. Martin's Press)
- 2006: The Battle of Hampton Roads (co-edited with Tim Mulligan)
- 2006: The Emancipation Proclamation: Three Views, with Edna Greene Medford and Frank J. Williams
- 2006: Lincoln Portrayed: In the Collections of the Indiana Historical Society
- 2007: Abraham Lincoln Revisited (co-edited with Simon and Dawn Vogel)
- 2007: Lincoln and Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and the Thirteenth Amendment (co-edited with Sarah Vaughn Gabbard)
- 2007: Lincoln's White House Secretary: The Adventurous Life of William O. Stoddard
- 2008: Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter, 1860-1861
- 2009: The Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now
- 2009: In Lincoln's Hand: His Original Manuscripts with Commentary by Distinguished Americans.
- 2009: The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators: Their Confinement and Execution, as Recorded in the Letterbook of John Frederick Hartranft (co-edited with Edward Steers, Jr.)
- 2009: Lincoln and New York
- 2010: The Lincoln Assassination: Crime & Punishment, Myth & Memory (co-edited with Craig L. Symonds and Frank J. Williams)
- 2010: The New York Times Civil War (co-edited with Craig L. Symonds with an introduction by President Bill Clinton)
- 2011: Father Abraham: Lincoln and His Sons
- 2011: Lincoln on War
- 2011: Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
- 2011: The Living Lincoln (co-edited with Thomas A. Horrocks and Frank J. Williams)
- 2012: Emancipating Lincoln: The Proclamation in Text, Context, and Memory
- 2012: Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America
- 2013: Abraham Lincoln, Defender of Freedom (editor)
- 2013: 1863: Lincoln's Pivotal Year (co-edited with Sara Gabbard)
- 2013: The Civil War in 50 Objects
- 2014: Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion
- 2015: President Lincoln Assassinated!!: The Firsthand Story of the Murder, Manhunt, Trial, and Mourning, Compiled and Introduced by Harold Holzer
- 2015: Exploring Lincoln: Great Historians Reappraise Our Greatest President (co-edited with Craig L. Symonds and Frank J. Williams)
- 2015: 1865: America Makes War and Peace in Lincoln's Final Year
- 2015: A Just and Generous Nation: Abraham Lincoln and the Fight for American Opportunity (with Norton Garfinkle)
- 2016: The Annotated Lincoln (co-edited with Thomas Horrocks)
- 2019: Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French
- 2020: The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media—from the Founding Fathers to Fake News
- 2024: Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
Honors
- 1984, 1990, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2015: Barondess Award of the Civil War Round Table of New York
- 1988: Diploma of Honor from Lincoln Memorial University
- 1988, 1993, 2004, 2009: Award of Achievement from the Lincoln Group of New York
- 1988: George Washington Medal from the Freedom Foundation
- 1989: Writer of Distinction Award from the International Reading Association
- 1992: Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Lincoln College
- 1993: Award of Superior Achievement from the Illinois State Historical Society
- 1996: Manuscript Society of America award for Dear Mr. Lincoln
- 2000: Newman Book Award of the American Historical Print Collectors Society for The Union Image
- 2002: Nevins-Freeman Award of The Civil War Round Table of Chicago
- 2006: Honorary degrees by Illinois College and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- 2006: The Lincoln Group of The District of Columbia's annual award of achievement
- 2008: The Bell I. Wiley Prize for Lifetime Achievement from the Civil War Round Table of NY
- 2008: The National Humanities Medal from President George W. Bush
- 2009: Honorary Degree (Doctor of Humane Letters) from Bard College
- 2009: President's Medal from Queens College, CUNY
- 2009: Inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 2009 Bicentennial Laureate.[9]
- 2010: Lincoln Medal of Honor, Lincoln Society, Springfield, Illinois
- 2010: Awards for Lincoln and New York exhibition from The Civil War Round Table of New York, The Lincoln Group of New York, and The Victorian Society.
- 2010: Barondess Award, The Civil War Round Table of New York, for Lincoln President-Elect
- 2011: James Robertson Jr. Award for Civil War Children's Literature, Civil War Round Table of New York
- 2012: DAR History Award Medal
- 2012: Honorary Degree (Doctor of Humane Letters), Centre College, Danville, KY
- 2015: Lincoln Group of New York Achievement Award
- 2015: Harry S. Truman Award from The Civil War Round Table of Kansas City
- 2015: Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
- 2015: Hazel Dicken-Garcia Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism History
- 2015: Columbia University School of Journalism[10]
- 2015: Goldsmith Prize from The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, Kennedy School at Harvard University[11]
- 2015: Boyd County High School chapter of the Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society named Harold Holzer Scholar Award in Holzer's honor.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Holzer, Harold 1949–." Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Encyclopedia.com. 2 August 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
- ^ "Harold Holzer Named Director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College - Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College". 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Harold Holzer - Charlie Rose". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "President, Mrs. Bush Honor "Lincoln: Seen and Heard" Performance". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. February 11, 2005.
- ^ "The Gettysburg Address (2017) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Lincoln Prize: Previous Winners". Gettysburg College. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
- ^ The Lincoln Forum
- ^ Saint-Gaudens Memorial
- ^ "Laureates by Year—The Lincoln Academy of Illinois". The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Lukas Prizes: 2015 Winners - Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism". www.journalism.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04.
- ^ "The Associated Press Wins the 2016 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting from Harvard's Shorenstein Center". Shorenstein Center. 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Awards & Honors". James Klotter Chapter—Boyd County High School. Retrieved 2016-10-29.