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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.This has been a busy year, and next year is shaping up to be the same: Jason has four books scheduled for publication in 2012.The big news of course is the upcoming release of Jason's magnum opus, his long-awaited biography: Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln, by Southern Illinois University Press. This is the definitive biography of the Lincolns' oldest son, 750 pages in length, and the first book on Robert published in more than 40 years.Also in 2012 will be the publication of Jason's latest book on Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's Insanity Case: A Documentary History, by University of Illinois Press. It is a compilation of every possible primary source on the subject,
including 138 letters by participants, 46 contemporary newspaper articles and
editorials, 6 legal documents, the Bellevue Place Sanitarium daily patient
progress report during Mary Lincoln's incarceration, as well as multiple
reminiscences, interviews, and diaries of people who knew Mary Lincoln or were
involved in the case, including one recollection by a member of the 1875
insanity trial jury.Jason's previous books include The Madness of Mary Lincoln, The Dark Days of Abraham Lincoln's Widow, As Revealed by Her Own Letters, and Lincoln the Inventor, information on all of which can be found by on this website.
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Jason's long-awaited biography,
Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln,
is now in production and scheduled for release in March 2012 by Southern Illinois University Press. The book is the culmination of nearly a decade of research and writing, and will include innumerable facts, citations, interpretations, photos, and illustrations concerning Robert Lincoln, his life and times, his family, and his father's legacy previously unknown and unpublished. This will be only the first biography of Robert Lincoln published in more than forty years, and only the second ever written.The book is now available for pre-order on amazon.com.
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Jason's supplement to his annotated bibliography of Mary Lincoln is now available in the Fall 2011 issue of the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society.
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Jason's next article, "A Medal for Mrs. Lincoln," will be published in the Spring 2012 issue of the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society.
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Jason has contracted with Illinois publisher Adonis Designs Press for his next book: Lincoln's Lover: Mary Lincoln in Poetry.
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Jason
is currently at work on a book-length history of Robert Lincoln's
Vermont home, Hildene, to be published by the Friends of Hildene, Inc.,
and he just signed a contract with Adonis Designs Press to publish his
book, Lincoln's Lover: Mary Lincoln in Poetry. Jason
also has contributed a chapter (examining the relationship
between and Mary Robert Lincoln) to an upcoming book of essays on Mary
Lincoln, edited by Frank Williams and Michael Burkhimer, scheduled for
Spring 2012 publication by Southern Illinois University Press.
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Watch Jason talk about his book The Madness of Mary Lincoln on Book TV, or see him in The History Channel documentary Stealing Lincoln's Body.
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If you'd like to contact Jason, send him an email at jsnemerson@gmail.com.
Become a fan of The Madness of Mary Lincoln on Facebook and get updates on Jason's events and other news.
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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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