Zachary Taylor – A Whig? Lincoln in New England Article

As the process for rolling out my new book, Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours, continues, I’ve been busy writing shorter articles for various venues. One of them is the For the People newsletter of the Abraham Lincoln Association based in Springfield, Illinois. I wrote about why the selection of Zachary Taylor as the Whig nominee for president in 1848 was, let’s say, problematic. Here is the article as published (continues on the bottom of the second page):

I have also written articles that will appear in forthcoming issues of the Lincoln Forum Bulletin, the Lincoln Herald, the Lincolnian, and other venues. Plus, I have commitments for several more to appear in 2026.

Meanwhile, I’m scheduling presentations and interviews for around the time the book comes out in March 2026, so feel free to contact me if you would like me to speak to your organization, either in person or via Zoom.

Coming in March 2026: Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours

Also see – Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln’s Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America.

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David J. Kent is Immediate Past President of the Lincoln Group of DC and the author of Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln’s Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America and Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America.

His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World and two specialty e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.