{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ill Literacy: Books with Benson","title":"The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History (Guest: Edward Achorn)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d5e36207\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3972,"description":"Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Edward Achorn to discuss his book, The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History. They chat about what the scene looked like in Chicago at the GOP convention in 1860, Lincoln’s quiet strategy as a dark horse and the team that maneuvered him to the nomination, and the broader political landscape in America that fateful year. Get the book here: https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-lincoln-miracle/Show Notes:The Epoch Times: Anita L. Sherman – “Book Review: ‘The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention That Changed History’” https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/book-review-the-lincoln-miracle-inside-the-republican-convention-that-changed-history-5202713Literary Hub: Edward Achorn – “How One Week in Chicago Changed Abraham Lincoln’s Life—and the Fate of the United States” https://lithub.com/how-one-week-in-chicago-changed-abraham-lincolns-life-and-the-fate-of-the-united-states/Wall Street Journal: Roger Lowenstein – “‘The Lincoln Miracle’ Review: How a Longshot Won” https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lincoln-miracle-book-review-how-a-longshot-won-1c3b0574","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kNYd03PWLsrhW1fapjuL69XCID7ipQAh8UAmtQYE_W0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2NzM4LzE2Njk4/MzU0NzktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}