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Allen C. Guelzo
Gettysburg College
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
 

Dr. Allen C. Guelzo is the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era, Director of Civil War Era Studies, and Associate Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Pennsylvania.

Professor Guelzo is the author of numerous books on American intellectual history, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War era. His publication awards include the Lincoln Prize as well as the Abraham Lincoln Institute Prize for two of his books—Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America—making him the first double Lincoln laureate in the history of both prizes. His critically acclaimed book, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2008.

Among other honors, he has received the Medal of Honor from the Daughters of the American Revolution. He is a member of the National Council on the Humanities.

Professor Guelzo has written for The American Historical Review, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been featured on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, C-SPAN's Booknotes, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
 
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A Brief History of the World & History of the United States (Set)  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
Take two unique looks at the history of the world and the history of our nation. A Brief History of the World is a "big picture" of world history, from the invention of agriculture to the technologically sophisticated world of today. The History of the United States, 2nd Edition is your comprehensive guide to the people and events that enabled the United States to become the most powerful democratic republic in history.
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$275 		American Mind  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
America's distinct philosophy stems from a powerful body of thought that extends back to the first European settlers and that was enriched by later generations of American thinkers including Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, William James, and Martin Luther King Jr. Explore the immensely stimulating conversation that made the United States what it is today with The American Mind, 36 lectures that provide you with a broad survey of American intellectual history. In this course, delve into the philosophical underpinnings of our nation and trace ideas in politics, religion, education, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, literature, social theory, and science as they helped build the elaborate structure that became modern America. Taught by distinguished historian and award-winning Professor Allen C. Guelzo, this course takes you to the heart of what it means to think like—and be—an American.
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$570 		American Mind & Cycles of American Political Thought (Set)  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
Explore the distinct philosophical views that have shaped—and continue to shape—the United States of America in this illuminating two-course set. First, examine the long-running intellectual debate that helped mold America's institutions and attitudes with The American Mind. Then, in Cycles of American Political Thought, investigate how our nation has, since its birth, deeply engaged with the most fundamental questions of political philosophy.
American Revolution  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
Has there ever been a more unlikely war than the American Revolution? Why did those 13 colonies, with nothing resembling a unified and trained army, and with no navy to speak of, believe they could defeat the most powerful nation on the planet? See how issues such as logistics and the human factor can influence strategy, tactics, and the course of battle, and how happenstance can prove more important than even those factors. The American Revolution offers a fresh perspective on this seminal event in United States history, offering the diverging views of two sides whose common heritage had yielded two very different outlooks.
Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies & American Revolution (Set)  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
Get an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the formative years of our nation's dramatic history with this two-course set on the origins of the United States of America. First, deepen your appreciation of the events that led from the first settlement at Jamestown to the eve of the Revolutionary War with Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies. Next, focus on the landmark conflict between the now-united colonists and the most powerful empire of the 18th century with The American Revolution.
Foundations of Western Civilization & History of the United States (Set)  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
Place vast sweeps of human history into coherent and fascinating frameworks. In Foundations of Western Civilization, discover the essential nature, evolution, and perceptions of Western civilization, from its origins to the dawn of the modern world. Then, strengthen your understanding of America's riveting history with The History of the United States, 2nd Edition.
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$990 		History of the United States & American Civil War (Set)  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
Master our nation's history. The The History of the United States, 2nd Edition is your comprehensive guide to the men, women, moments, and themes that make up America's dramatic past. Then, unpack the experience of the American Civil War—from the front lines to the home fronts—in the richly detailed lectures of The American Civil War.
History of the United States, 2nd Edition  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
This sweeping, 84-lecture series features three award-winning professors sharing their insights into this nation's past in their own areas of special interest, from European settlement and the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, 19th-century industrialization, world wars, and today's outlook. You will gain a lucid picture of the factors that enabled the United States to become the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful democratic republic in history.
Life Lessons from the Great Books & Making History: How Great Historians Interpret the Past (Set)  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
Join two historians and award-winning professors on a spirited look at the historical record—and what we can learn from it. In Life Lessons from the Great Books, learn how some of Western history's greatest literary masterpieces can provide you with guidance and consolation for nearly every important moment in your life. Then, venture deep inside the minds of our greatest historians as they write about and shape humanity's story in Making History: How Great Historians Interpret the Past.
Making History: How Great Historians Interpret the Past  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
How did the world's great historians create their monumental histories? What are their unique motives and visions in doing so? And what role does the historian's viewpoint play in what you accept as truth? In Making History: How Great Historians Interpret the Past, veteran Teaching Company Professor Allen C. Guelzo takes you deep inside the minds of our greatest historians—including Herodotus, Thucydides, David Hume, and Edward Gibbon—as they write about and shape humanity's story. Told through enthralling historical anecdotes, these 24 lectures invite you to travel into mankind's fundamental desire to record and understand the complexities of the world.
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$380 		Making History: How Great Historians Interpret the Past & American Revolution (Set)  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
In Making History: How Great Historians Interpret the Past, veteran Teaching Company Professor Allen C. Guelzo takes you deep inside the minds of our greatest historians as they write about and shape humanity's story. Then, explore Professor Guelzo's richly detailed picture of the landmark conflict that gave birth to our nation in The American Revolution.
Mr. Lincoln: The Life of Abraham Lincoln  
By Professor Allen C. Guelzo, Gettysburg College
What made our 16th president capable of achieving his greatness? Explore this grand question with the help of award-winning Professor Allen C. Guelzo, one of the country's most distinguished Abraham Lincoln scholars. In Mr. Lincoln: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, he takes you on an insightful tour of Lincoln's life and an evaluation of how his legacy lives on today. See Lincoln through the eyes of those who knew, lived with, and worked with him. By the end of this absorbing course, you'll have expanded your knowledge of this profound man and political leader—one whose unforgettable words, courageous ideas, and ambitious life embody the nature of democracy and the triumphant spirit of America.