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       Books by 

Alan Manning

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Lyons Press,  2016

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Alan Manning


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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life we get nothing save by effort. -- Theodore Roosevelt


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“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” 
― Winston S. Churchill


“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” 
― Cicero


“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” 
― Rudyard Kipling


Alan Manning is an independent historian, author, speaker, and educator. His area of expertise is presidential history, including biographies of the presidents, Constitutional powers of the presidency, and elections.  


Alan's book, FATHER LINCOLN: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND HIS BOYS (Lyons Press) was published in 2016 and released in paperback in 2019.  This scholarly work reveals a very human side of Abraham Lincoln largely ignored by previous biographers: Lincoln as the father to four sons.  A combination of history, biography, and family culture, FATHER LINCOLN follows Lincoln from his growing law practice in Springfield through the turbulent war years in the White House.  Vividly drawn and immensely illuminating, FATHER LINCOLN is a must-read that challenges the commonly accepted belief that Lincoln’s busy career resulted in a strained and distant relationship with his eldest son, Robert, and helps complete the portrait of one of the most popular, significant, and complex figures in American history. 


Alan is currently working on a book about Theodore Roosevelt.  


In addition to writing books intended for a wide audience, Alan is a frequent speaker and lecturer on the topic of presidential history, bringing alive to large and small audiences alike important figures and events from our past in a way that is entertaining, motivating, informative, engaging, practical, and sometimes humorous.  


Alan earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, a Masters of Arts in History from the University of West Florida, and a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law, where he was an editor of the UCLA Law Review.   He is a shareholder in the law firm of Clark Partington in Pensacola, Florida, and is also a Faculty Associate in the History Department at the University of West Florida, where he teaches classes in American history.