James M. McPherson

Politician + General + Historian

Male

Born Oct 11, 1936

Age 76

For the Civil War General of a similar name see James B. McPherson James M. McPherson is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the 1989 Pulitzer… Read More

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Business Lessons From Abraham Lincoln
Financial Post - Feb 04, 2013

The legacy of Abraham Lincoln hangs over every American president. To free a people, to preserve the Union, “to bind up the nation’s wounds”: Lincoln’s presidency, at a moment of great moral passion in the country’s history, is a study in high-calibre leadership. In this season of all things Lincoln, executives, entrepreneurs and other business types might consider dusting off their history books and taking a close look at what might be called the Lincoln school of management. Even befor...
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Historian Calls 'Lincoln' Accurate Portrayal
San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 30, 2012

Historian calls 'Lincoln' accurate portrayal Los Angeles Times Copyright 2012 Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 3:48 p.m., Friday, November 30, 2012 Historian calls 'Lincoln' accurate portrayal Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" is a historical biopic more concerned with depicting the 16th president's log-rolling politics than his log-splitting chil...
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Is 'Lincoln' The Real Deal?
Chicago Times - Nov 29, 2012

'This comes closer to reality,' says Lincoln biographer James McPherson after seeing Steven Spielberg's biopic. McPherson and other historians helped Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner flesh out the man and his times. Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" is a historical biopic more concerned with depicting the 16th president's logrolling politics than his log-splitting childhood.
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150 Years Later, Civil War Battle Of Antietam Prompts Reflection On Lives Lost And Freedom Won
Fox News - Sep 17, 2012

Hundreds on Monday marked the 150th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Antietam amid patriotic music and cannon fire, recalling the mind-boggling carnage and an ensuing Confederate retreat that Abraham Lincoln considered divine approval for abolishing slavery. Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation five days after the 1862 battle in Maryland, "a decision that transformed and redefined the purpose of the Civil War and ignited the modern Civil Rights moveme...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1936 Birth Born in 1936.

TWENTIES

1958 22 Years Old Born in Valley City, North Dakota, he graduated from St. Peter High School, and he received his Bachelor of Arts at Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, Minnesota) in 1958 (from which he graduated magna cum laude), and his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in 1963. … Read More

FIFTIES

1989 53 Years Old In 1989, he published his Pulitzer-winning book, Battle Cry of Freedom. … Read More

1993 57 Years Old McPherson is known for his outspokenness on contemporary issues and his activism, such as his work on behalf of the preservation of Civil War battlefields. As president in 1993-1994 of Protect Historic America, he lobbied against the construction of a Disney theme park near Manassas battlefield. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2002 66 Years Old In 2002 he published both a scholarly book, Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam 1862, and a history of the Civil War for children, Fields of Fury. … Read More

2003 67 Years Old … He was the president of the American Historical Association in 2003, and is a member of the editorial board of Encyclopædia Britannica.

2007 71 Years Old In 2007, he was awarded the $100,000 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for lifetime achievement in military history—the first person to be awarded the prize.

2009 73 Years Old 2 More Events

In 2009, he was the co-winner of the Lincoln Prize for Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief. McPherson was named the 2000 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities by the National Endowment for the Humanities (replacing the first selection, President Bill Clinton, who declined the honor in the face of criticism from scholars and political conservatives). … Read More

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