Bill Lane Center for the American West

Author and Historian Elliott West discusses how Lincoln shaped the West and the remaking of America for the Lincoln and the West Conference, a two-day public discussion of Lincoln's legacy in the American West at Stanford University. (February 6, 2009)

Author James M. McPherson gives the keynote lecture for the Lincoln and the West Conference, a two-day public discussion of Lincoln's legacy in the American West at Stanford University. (February 5, 2009)

A panel of historians discuss the American West prior to, during, and after the civil war for the Lincoln and the West Conference, a two-day public discussion of Lincoln's legacy in the American West at Stanford University. (February 6, 2009)

Author and University of Colorado Professor Patricia Limerick discusses Abraham Lincoln's prospects for the West for the Lincoln and the West Conference, a two-day public discussion of Lincoln's legacy in the American West at Stanford. (February 6, 2009)

Bill Lane Jr. gives an introductory lecture for the Lincoln and the West Conference, a two-day public discussion of Lincoln's legacy in the American West at Stanford University. (February 6, 2009)