Abraham Lincoln visited Massachusetts in 1848 to campaign for the Whig presidential nominee, Zachary Taylor. My new book takes a look at that and his follow up trip to three other New England states in 1860. Check out Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours.
I recently wrote an article for Historic Ipswich, the historical site for my hometown in Essex County, Massachusetts. You can read the entire article below. Just hover over the article and click on the arrows at the bottom to read through the pages. Or you can read it online at the Historic Ipswich site.
Historic Ipswich article 2-12-26The book comes out March 3 and can be ordered online or at your favorite bookstore outlets.
[Thanks to Gordon Harris, Ipswich Historian, for giving me the opportunity to write for the site]
Coming in March 2026: Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours
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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.
