Lincoln Revisited New Insights from the Lincoln Forum |
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Editor:
| Simon, John Y. |
Author:
| Holzer, Harold Vogel, Dawn |
ISBN: | 978-0-8232-2737-2 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Lincoln Revisited is a masterly guide to what's new and what's noteworthy in this unfolding story-a brilliant gathering of fresh scholarship by the leading Lincoln historians of our time. Brought together by The Lincoln Forum, they tackle uncharted territory and emerging questions; they also take a new look at established debates-including those about their own landmark works. The eighteen original essays explore every corner of Lincoln's world-religion and politics, slavery and...
More DescriptionLincoln Revisited is a masterly guide to what's new and what's noteworthy in this unfolding story-a brilliant gathering of fresh scholarship by the leading Lincoln historians of our time. Brought together by The Lincoln Forum, they tackle uncharted territory and emerging questions; they also take a new look at established debates-including those about their own landmark works. The eighteen original essays explore every corner of Lincoln's world-religion and politics, slavery and sovereignty, presidential leadership and the rule of law, the Second Inaugural Address and the assassination.