Neil Dahlstrom-Author & Historian

"[An] outstanding study in
business history ... particularly
illuminating on the close
relations that bound industry to
agriculture during the pioneering
period of settlement in the
Midwest. It is an enthralling
story."
—
Indiana Magazine of History

"The questions this book raises
couldn't be more timely: how does
one criticize a president in wartime,
and how can we ensure the freedom
of the press at those moments when
we need it most?"

—Publisher's Weekly

Neil Dahlstrom is the author of two books and more than
twenty articles in publications including the Journal of
Illinois History, History News, and Two Cylinder Magazine.
He has been interviewed by CNN, Investor's Business Daily,
the Quad City Times, and many other print publications,
with appearances on numerous radio stations across the
United States, as well as on CSPAN's Book TV and the
National Geographic Channel. His research includes
nineteenth century American agriculture, specifically the role
of plow manufacturers, and topics of the American Civil War.

October 8 "Lincoln and the Press", Port
Byron Historical Society, River Valley
Library, Port Byron, IL

October 16 "John Deere: His Life &
Times, 1804-1886," Roseville, IL, part of
the National Cornhusking Contest

Be sure to keep up to date on all the activities of the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission,
as the nation celebrates the Lincoln Bicentennial.