Benjamin P. Thomas

Benjamin P. Thomas
Born Benjamin Platt Thomas
(1902-02-22)February 22, 1902
Died November 29, 1956(1956-11-29) (aged 54)
Nationality American
Occupation Historian
Notable work Abraham Lincoln: A Biography

Benjamin Platt Thomas (February 22, 1902 – November 29, 1956) was an American historian and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.[1][2]

Books

  • Thomas, Benjamin Platt, and Michael Burlingame. "Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2002.
  • Thomas, Benjamin Platt, and Harold Melvin Hyman. Stanton; The Life and Times of Lincoln's Secretary of War. New York: Knopf, 1962. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1656 libraries [3]
  • Cadwallader, Sylvanus, and Benjamin Platt Thomas. Three Years with Grant. New York: Knopf, 1955. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1023 libraries [3]
  • Thomas, Benjamin Platt. Abraham Lincoln: A Biography. New York: Knopf, 1952. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 3,686 libraries [3]
  • Thomas, Benjamin Platt. Theodore Weld, Crusader for Freedom. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1950.
  • Thomas, Benjamin Platt. Portrait for Posterity: Lincoln and His Biographers. New Brunswick [N.J.]: Rutgers University Press, 1947.
  • Thomas, Benjamin Platt. Lincoln, 1847-1853, Being the Day-by-Day Activities of Abraham Lincoln from January 1, 1847 to December 31, 1853. Springfield, Ill: Abraham Lincoln Association, 1936.
  • Thomas, Benjamin Platt. Lincoln's New Salem. Springfield, Ill: Abraham Lincoln Association, 1934. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1098 libraries [3]
  • Thomas, Benjamin Platt. Russo-American Relations, 1815-1867. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1930.

References

  1. ↑ Paul M. Angle."Benjamin Platt Thomas, 1902-1956" Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Spring, 1957
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Platt Thomas". Find A Grave. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 WorldCat author file


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