Scope and Contents Paludan, Professor of History and holder of the Naomi Lynn Distinguished Chair of Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield (2001-07), recalls his family background, childhood in Canada, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Glendale California; his early schooling; his parents’ divorce and visits to his father and his mother’s relatives; studies, social activities, sports and friends at Glendale High School; life as a student at Occidental College and his growing interest in history;...