| Description |
xxvii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Gabor Boritt -- 1. Did He Dream of a Lily-White America? The Voyage to Lincolnia / Gabor Boritt -- 2. Young Man Lincoln / Douglas L. Wilson -- 3. Mary and Abraham: A Marriage / Jean H. Baker -- 4. Military Fantasies / Gerald J. Prokopowicz -- 5. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders in Chief / David Herbert Donald -- 6. Apple of Gold in a Picture of Silver: The Constitution and Liberty / Allen C. Guelzo -- 7. Toward Appomattox, Toward Unconditional Surrender? / William C. Harris -- 8. The Riddle of Death / Robert V. Bruce -- 9. Epilogue: Lincoln in "Modern" Art / Harold Holzer and Gabor Boritt -- I. Increased Devotion?: Paintings -- II. Altogether Fitting and Sometimes Proper: Illustrations, Prints, Caricatures, Ephemera, and More: A Potpourri -- III. Can Long Endure: Sculpture |
| Summary |
"In The Lincoln Enigma, Gabor Boritt invites renowned Lincoln scholars, and rising new voices, to take a look at much-debated aspects of Lincoln's life, including his possible gay relationships, his plan to send blacks back to Africa, and his controversial treatment of the Constitution." "This cast of historians - including two Pulitzer and three Lincoln Prize winners - questions our assumptions of Lincoln, and provides a new vitality to our ongoing reflections on his life and legacy."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Boritt, G. S., 1940-
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| LC no. |
00051647 |
| ISBN |
0195144589 acid-free paper |
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0195156269 |
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