Exploring Lincoln
Great Historians Reappraise Our Greatest President
1st Edition
Published on 2. March 2015
304 pages
978-0-8232-6565-7 (ISBN)
Description
Ubiquitous and enigmatic, the historical Lincoln, the literary Lincoln, even the cinematic Lincoln have all proved both fascinating and irresistible. Though some 16,000 books have been written about him, there is always more to say, new aspects of his life to consider, new facets of his persona to explore. Enlightening and entertaining, Exploring Lincoln offers a selection of sixteen papers presented at the Lincoln Forum symposia over the past three years.
Shining new light on particular aspects of Lincoln and his tragically abbreviated presidency, Exploring Lincoln presents a compelling snapshot of current Lincoln scholarship and a fascinating window into understanding America's greatest president.
Shining new light on particular aspects of Lincoln and his tragically abbreviated presidency, Exploring Lincoln presents a compelling snapshot of current Lincoln scholarship and a fascinating window into understanding America's greatest president.
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Language
English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
3,00 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8232-6565-7 (9780823265657)
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Craig L. Symonds | Frank J. Williams | Harold Holzer
Exploring Lincoln
Great Historians Reappraise Our Greatest President
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03/2015
Fordham University Press
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Craig L. Symonds | Frank J. Williams | Harold Holzer
Exploring Lincoln
Great Historians Reappraise Our Greatest President
Book
03/2015
Fordham University Press
€114.60
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Persons
Harold Holzer is Roger Hertog Fellow at the New-York Historical Society and one of the nation's leading authorities on Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. He is chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation and has written, co-written, or edited forty-seven books, most recently Lincoln and the Power of the Press.
Craig L. Symonds is Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy and the author of many books on Civil War and naval history. He won the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in 2005, The Lincoln Prize (with James M. McPherson) in 2009, and the Dudley Knox Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Naval History in 2014.
Craig L. Symonds is Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy and the author of many books on Civil War and naval history. He won the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in 2005, The Lincoln Prize (with James M. McPherson) in 2009, and the Dudley Knox Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Naval History in 2014.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Lincoln's Role in the 1860 Presidential Campaign
- The Baltimore Plot-Fact or Fiction?
- The Old Army and the Seeds of Change
- Seward and Lincoln: A Second Look
- Mourning in America: Death Comes to the Civil War White Houses
- Abraham Lincoln: Admiral-in-Chief
- Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee: Reluctant "Traitors"
- "The Battle Hymn of the Republic": Origins, Influence, Legacies
- The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln
- Lincoln and the Struggle to End Slavery
- Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: A Propaganda Tool for the Enemy?
- The Gettysburg Campaign and the New York City Draft Riots: Conspiracy or Coincidence?
- Lincoln and New York: A Fraught Relationship
- Lincoln and McClellan: A Reappraisal
- Judging Lincoln as Judge
- The Madness of Mary Lincoln: A New Examination Based on the Discovery of Her Lost Insanity Letters
- NOTES
- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
- THE LINCOLN FORUM: A HISTORY
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
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