Exploring Lincoln

Great Historians Reappraise Our Greatest President

Auteur: Holzer, Harold; Symonds, Craig L.; Williams, Frank J.
Éditeur: Fordham University Press
Collection: The North's Civil War
ISBN: 9780823265626
eISBN Pdf: 9780823265657
eISBN Epub: 9780823265640
Lieu de publication: New York , United States
Année de publication: 2015
Année de publication électronique: 2015
Mois : Mars
Langue: Anglais

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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.

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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
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