Benjamin P. Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Benjamin Platt Thomas February 22, 1902 |
| Died | November 29, 1956 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Notable work | Abraham Lincoln: A Biography |
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. Three days before, his doctor had confirmed Thomas's suspicion, that since the preceding summer, he had throat cancer.
Books
- "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
- ↑ Paul M. Angle."Benjamin Platt Thomas, 1902-1956" Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Spring, 1957
External links
- Works by Benjamin P. Thomas at Faded Page (Canada)
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