Book Talk

"In 1849, when Abraham Lincoln returned to Springfield, Illinois, after two seemingly uninspiring years in the US House of Representatives, his political career appeared all but finished. His sense of failure was so great that friends worried about his sanity. Yet within a decade, Lincoln would reenter politics, become a leader of the Republican Party, win the 1860 presidential election, and keep America together during its most perilous period. What accounted for the turnaround? Publisher: Custom House (Harper Collins) Book Cover and Author headshot images provided by the author’s representative. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:07 - Hard Times - Brother Galen 01:12 - Episode Intro 03:43 - Hard Times (Cont’d) - Brother Galen 04:22 - Interview with Michael J. Gerhardt, Part 1 16:45 - Chocolate Gravy - Brother Galen 18:42 - Interview with Michael J. Gerhardt, Part 2 34:19 - The Old Highway - Brother Galen 34:37 - Episode Outro 36:09 - The Old Highway (Cont’d) - Brother Galen 38:24 - Outro 38:54 - Finish "