The Lincoln enigma : the changing faces of an American icon / edited by Gabor Boritt.

The Lincoln enigma : the changing faces of an American icon /

Nearly a century and a half after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains an intrinsic part of the American consciousness, yet his intentions as president and his personal character continue to stir debate. Now, in The Lincoln Enigma, Gabor Boritt invites renowned Lincoln scholars, and rising new voices,...

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Other Authors: Boritt, G. S., 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Influence.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Did he dream of a lily-white America? : the voyage to Linconia / Gabor Boritt
  • Young man Lincoln / Douglas L. Wilson
  • Mary and Abraham : a marriage / Jean H. Baker
  • Military fantasies / Gerald J. Prokopowicz
  • Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as commanders in chief / David Herbert Donald
  • Apple of gold in a picture of silver : the Constitution and liberty / Allen C. Guelzo
  • Toward Appomattox, toward unconditional surrender? / William C. Harris
  • The riddle of death / Robert V. Bruce
  • Epilogue : Lincoln in "modern" art / Harold Holzer and Gabor Boritt.

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