James McPherson comes to Dallas to discuss Lincoln Bicentennial

As some of you may already know, this year America is celebrating the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth.   

To that end, the Writer's Studio/Writer's Garret is sponsering a free event. Come hear historian James McPherson discuss Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief, a celebration and tribute to the life of Abraham Lincoln.

The event is Scheduled for Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at noon at Theatre Three located at 2800 Routh Street, #168, Dallas, Texas, 75201.

James McPherson is a noted American Civil War historian and author.  He wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning Battle Cry of Freedom.