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Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World
Eric Foner (Ed.)
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Description for Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World
Paperback. "Exhilarating .. strikes a balance between the personal and the abstract."-Edward Rothstein, New York Times Editor(s): Foner, Eric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
“These eloquent, compelling essays show why Lincoln was a man of his time and a man for all time. There is no better introduction to the complexities of his life and to why he still holds a spell over America and the world.”—Library Journal
Among these original essays by prize-winning historians, James M. McPherson examines Lincoln’s deft navigation of the crosscurrents of politics and wartime strategy. Sean Wilentz elegantly explores Lincoln’s debt to the democratic political tradition of Jefferson and Jackson. Eric Foner examines Lincoln’s controversial position on the movement to colonize emancipated slaves outside the United ... Read more
“These eloquent, compelling essays show why Lincoln was a man of his time and a man for all time. There is no better introduction to the complexities of his life and to why he still holds a spell over America and the world.”—Library Journal
Among these original essays by prize-winning historians, James M. McPherson examines Lincoln’s deft navigation of the crosscurrents of politics and wartime strategy. Sean Wilentz elegantly explores Lincoln’s debt to the democratic political tradition of Jefferson and Jackson. Eric Foner examines Lincoln’s controversial position on the movement to colonize emancipated slaves outside the United ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393337051
SKU
V9780393337051
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Ref
99-1
About Eric Foner (Ed.)
Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University. In his teaching and scholarship, he focuses on the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery, and nineteenth-century America. He has served as president of the Organization of American Historians and the American Historical Association. In 2006, he received the Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching from Columbia University. His most ... Read more
Reviews for Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World
"Each portrait is a reminder that Lincoln’s warm glow in history was a raging fire of controversy during his lifetime."
Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News