Gordon Leidner

Gordon Leidner is the author of many books about Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and the Founding Fathers. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Abraham Lincoln Institute and is a past president of the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia. He has lectured on Lincoln and the Civil War at the Smithsonian Institution and Johns Hopkins University, and has written articles for academic journals and trade magazines analyzing Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Hamilton in light of transformational leadership theory. He is author of the website Great American History, a popular American history website among students and educators. He has a MGA in Applied Management and a BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. His latest book, "Abraham Lincoln and the Bible" focuses on Lincoln's extensive use of the Bible for moral leadership in the fight against slavery, and the Civil War He can be followed at Twitter: @lincolnsaid