Jason Emerson Author & Editor

Jason Emerson is an independent historian and professional journalist in Upstate New York. He is the author or editor of several books about Abraham Lincoln and members of the Lincoln family, including: Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln, The Madness of Mary Lincoln, and Lincoln the Inventor. A Lincoln scholar for more than 20 years, Emerson has published numerous articles and reviews on Abraham Lincoln and general Civil War topics in popular magazines, scholarly journals, and various websites; he has been an expert on multiple television shows and documentaries; and he is a former National Park Service ranger at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois, the Gettysburg National Military Park, and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis.