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- ↑ "2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Awarded to Books That Explore Lincoln's Relationship with Border States, Jag Joseph Holt". newswise.com.
- ↑ "Gettysburg College - Previous Winners". www.gettysburg.edu. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Gettysburg College - Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize". www.gettysburg.edu. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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