Lincoln and the Speeds -- Lecture and Book Signing March 29, 2008

Author and historian, Bryan Bush will be at the store today at 5 pm for a lecture and booksigning. He will be discussing his latest history title, Lincoln and the Speeds: The Untold Story of a Devoted and Enduring Friendship.

This new detailed biography of Joshua and James Speed gives the reader another window into Lincoln's friendships. The story of Joshua and James Speed also reveals the story of Kentucky politics during the Civil War; the struggle between Union loyalists and Confederate sympathizers; the struggle for emancipation, abolition, and those who opposed equal rights for blacks in Kentucky.

Bryan Bush specializes in Civil War history. He is a lecturer and author of several other books of Civil War history. Find out more at www.bryansbush.com.

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