Our Lincoln : new perspectives on Lincoln and his world / edited by Eric Foner.

Other author Foner, Eric, 1943-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton, ©2008.
Description336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Military leadership.
Presidents--United States. --Biography.
United States--History. --19th century.
United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--Politics and government. --1861-1865.

Contents A. Lincoln, commander in chief / James M. McPherson -- The Constitution and civil liberties under Lincoln / Mark E. Neely, Jr. -- Abraham Lincoln and Jacksonian democracy / Sean Wilentz -- Visualizing Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln as student, subject, and patron of the visual arts / Harold Holzer -- Natural rights, citizenship rights, states' rights, and Black rights: another look at Lincoln and race / James Oakes -- Lincoln and colonization / Eric Foner -- Allies for emancipation?: Lincoln and Black abolitionists / Manisha Sinha -- Lincoln's sacramental language / Andrew Delbanco -- Lincoln's religion / Richard Carwardine -- Abraham Lincoln: the family that made him, the family he made / Catherine Clinton -- The theft of Lincoln in scholarship, politics, a public memory / David W. Blight.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [287]-320) and index.
LCCN 2008017096
ISBN0393067564 (hardcover)
ISBN9780393067569 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E 457 .O97 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold