February 2019 Newsletter

Abraham Lincoln was born 210 years ago today, on Feb. 12, 1809, in a one-room, dirt-floor log cabin in Ho...
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SouthBound Lecture Brings ‘Lincoln & Speed’ Author to Town

The Southern Lit Alliance will host Jonathan Putnam, author, attorney and Abraham Lincoln scholar, for the next SouthBound lecture on...
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November 2018 Newsletter

"What would Lincoln think about today's politics?"  As I've traveled around the country this summer and fall discussing my new...
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Interview on WTVY, Dothan, Alabama

https://www.wtvy.com/content/news/Famous-author-comes-to-Dothan-488666891.html
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“How did the Young Lincoln Become Our Lincoln”

Jonathan F. Putnam is on a journey to showcase a lesser-recognized side of the nation’s 16th president. The author and...
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Interview with Jonathan F. Putnam

https://fernandinaobserver.com/uncategorized/an-interview-with-jonathan-putnam/
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Lincoln Through the Eyes of his Best Friend

Have you ever wondered what famous people were like before, well, they were famous? What about Abraham Lincoln? Long before...
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The Remarkable Rivalry of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas

How History Shaped My Mystery: The Remarkable Rivalry of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Stephen Douglas was a towering figure...
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June 2018 Newsletter

Final Resting Place is almost here.  I can't wait for you to be one of the first ones to read...
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180 Years Ago: Lovejoy and Press Freedom

Some authors create fantastical worlds out of nothing, but others, like Jonathan F. Putnam, base their novels on actual events...
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November 2017 Newsletter

I am so grateful for the reception I've received on my historical mystery Perish from the Earth since its publication...
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