Maine Visit in August
I look forward to returning to Maine in August for three book events. On August 6 I will be speaking at Barnes & Noble’s new store—opened May 15—in South Portland at 200 Running Hill Rd. This [...]
Speaking Invitations
Ronald C. White is available for select readings and lectures.
To inquire about a possible appearance with Ronald C. White, please contact Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau. Emily Lawrence: elawrence@penguinrandomhouse.com or phone: 212-782-9208.
Ronald C. White
Biography of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain published in paperback on November 12, 2024
Ronald C. White is the author of two New York Times bestselling presidential biographies. Of A. Lincoln: A Biography, USA Today said, “If you read one book about Lincoln, make it A. LINCOLN.” American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant won the William Henry Seward Award for “Excellence in Civil War Biography.”
His newest book, On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, is a USA Today National Bestseller.
He has also written three other Lincoln books: Lincoln’s Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural, a New York Times Notable Book; The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words, a Los Angeles Times bestseller; and Lincoln in Private: What His Most Personal Reflections Tell Us About Our Greatest President, recipient of the Barnondess Lincoln Award.
Dr. White is a graduate of UCLA and Princeton Theological Seminary, receiving a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He is a Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum in Washington, D.C. He has taught at UCLA, Whitworth University, Colorado College, and Princeton Theological Seminary. He has lectured at the White House and been interviewed on the PBS NewsHour. He has spoken on Lincoln in England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and New Zealand. He lives with his wife Cynthia in Pasadena California.
In Praise of
Ron captured the complexity of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain through masterful biography and storytelling. Too often, this iconic figure’s achievements are restricted to success on the battlefield in the Civil War, but Ron’s engaging lecture traced the long arc of the American nineteenth century through Chamberlain’s life and times. Ron humanized Chamberlain and his unlikely heroics in a captivating style, painting a picture of an ordinary American who, through extraordinary circumstances, played a vital role in a war for the preservation of the United States.”
– Jamie O. Bosket, President & CEO, Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond
Over the last 30 years, the Civil War Round Table of the Union League Legacy Foundation has hosted hundreds of speakers on a great variety of topics. Ron White has become one of our most frequent and favorite speakers. He combines the intellectual skills of the trained historian while conveying the narrative of his subject with the ease of a born storyteller.”
– John Meko, Executive Director, The Union League, Philadelphia
Ron is a master storyteller and excellent conversationalist. It is always a pleasure to host him for our “Four Score” Speaker Series. Our audience was deeply engaged in the discussion on his latest book, On Great Fields, and appreciated his thoughtful responses to their questions.”
-Erin Carlson Mast, Lincoln Presidential Foundation
Webinars
American POTUS Podcast
Lincoln: His Private Notes to Himself
With the Bark Off: Conversations from the LBJ Presidential Library
“We are attracted to Abraham Lincoln because for us, he seems to embody what America is all about.” A Conversation with Ron White
In The News
Notes to Self – Lincoln’s private thoughts on fate, failure, slavery, and belief.
A conversation on Character and the Presidency in Grand Rapids on October 4 recorded by C-SPAN.
Leadership Lessons from Lincoln & Grant
Ronald C. White discussed what the lives and presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant can teach us about leadership with the Library’s Colleen Shogan.
Books
Lincoln In Private
What His Most Personal Reflections Tell Us About Our Greatest President
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Ronald White is writing a comprehensive biography of Chamberlain to be published by Random House in September 2023
American Ulysses
From the author of the New York Times bestseller A. Lincoln, a major new biography of one of America’s greatest generals—and most misunderstood presidents.
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