Welcome to www.jasonemerson.com -- information about Jason's historical research and writing projects, which focus on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and his family. On January 8, 2009, Jason's second book, Lincoln the Inventor, was released by Southern Illinois University Press. The book is the complete story of
Lincoln's invention and patent, and an examination of his mechanical
genius that influenced his entire life from his childhood to his
presidency. Jason's first book, The Madness of Mary Lincoln (September 2007), is a new examination of Mary Todd Lincoln's insanity case based on Jason's discovery of Mary Lincoln's twenty "lost" insanity letters, for which historians had been looking for eighty years.
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Jason's next book will be the publication of Myra Pritchard's unpublished manuscript, The Dark Days of Abraham Lincoln's Widow, As Revealed by Her Own Letters, to be released in Fall 2010. Jason is also writing the preface for a reprint of the classic W.A. Evans book, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln: A Study of Her Personality and Influence on Lincoln, to be released in Spring 2010. Both books will be published by Southern Illinois University Press.
Jason appears in the Lincoln documentary, "Stealing Lincoln's Body," on The History Channel! You can also watch Jason talk about his book The Madness of Mary Lincoln on Book TV!
The Madness of Mary Lincoln was named 2007 BOOK OF THE YEAR by the Illinois State Historical Society!
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Jason currently is at work on his biography of Robert Todd Lincoln, the oldest Lincoln son.
If you'd like to contact Jason, send him an email at jsnemerson@gmail.com.
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Jason Emerson is an independent historian and freelance writer living in Cazenovia, NY.
He has published numerous articles and book reviews in both scholarly and popular publications, links to some of which can be found on this page.
He has worked as a National Park Service park ranger at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Gettysburg National Military Park, and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (the Arch) in St. Louis; a costumed interpreter at the Genesee Country Museum in Mumford, NY, a professional journalist, and a freelance writer.
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