Edward Steers Jr.

Edward Steers, Jr. is recognized as the leading authority on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. His award winning book "Blood on the Moon" received numerous accolades including the Lincoln Group of New York's "Award of Achievement" in 2002. In 2015, Steers was awarded the prestigious "Richard Nelson Current" award by the Lincoln Forum "For lifetime accomplishments in Lincoln and Civil War-era scholarship, creativity, originality, and advocacy." "Steers," the presenter said, "is simply the absolute best in his field - he is an historian's historian."