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Mark E. Neely Jr.

マーク・イー・ニーリー・ジュニア

Māku E. Nīrī Junia

Aliases: Mark E. Neely, Jr.

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-11-10 （Amarillo, Texas）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Amarillo, Texas → New Haven, Connecticut → Iowa → Fort Wayne, Indiana → Saint Louis, Missouri → Pennsylvania

Career

Occupations
Historian, Professor, Museum Director
Active Years
1966-2024
Affiliations
Lincoln Museum, Saint Louis University, Pennsylvania State University

Education

Yale University
American Studies / History
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: United States
Yale University
History
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: United States

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for History
1992
Work: The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner
Bell I. Wiley Award
1992
Work: The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties
Organization: Civil War Round Table of New York
Result: Winner
Wilbur Cross Medal
1995
Organization: Yale University
Result: Recipient
Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award
1993
Work: The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America
Organization: National Jesuit Honor Society
Result: Winner
Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement
2010
Organization: The Lincoln Forum
Result: Recipient

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties

1991 History

A detailed analysis of Abraham Lincoln's policies on civil liberties during the Civil War.

Civil LibertiesCivil WarLincoln

Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation: Constitutional Conflict in the American Civil War

2011 History

A meticulous study of Civil War-era constitutionalism.

ConstitutionCivil WarLincoln

Bibliography

  • The Abraham Lincoln Encyclopedia (1981)
  • The Lincoln Image: Abraham Lincoln and the Popular Print (1984)
  • Changing The Lincoln Image (1985)
  • The Insanity File: The Case of Mary Todd Lincoln (1986)
  • The Confederate Image: Prints of the Lost Cause (1987)
  • The Lincoln Family Album (1990)
  • The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties (1991)
  • Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: The Civil War in America (1993)
  • The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America (1993)
  • Southern Rights: Political Prisoners and the Myth of Confederate Constitutionalism (1999)
  • The Union Image: Popular Prints in the Civil War North (2000)
  • The Union Divided: Party Conflict in the Civil War North (2002)
  • The Boundaries of American Political Culture in the Civil War Era (2005)
  • The Civil War and the Limits of Destruction (2007)
  • Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation: Constitutional Conflict in the American Civil War (2011)
  • Lincoln and the Democrats: The Politics of Opposition in the Civil War (2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ScholarlyDetailed primary source analysisEmphasis on constitutional history
Recurring Motifs
Abraham LincolnU.S. Civil WarCivil LibertiesConstitutional Issues

Legacy

Renowned authority on the U.S. Civil War and Abraham Lincoln, Pulitzer Prize winner for his work on civil liberties and constitutionalism.