Description |
1 online resource (xii, 242 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Contents |
Robert Burns : a brief biography -- Burns' poetry comes to America -- The Lincoln-Burns connection -- Scottish émigrés and Scottish ideas in Lincoln's world -- Burns and Lincoln in historical memory -- Epilogue : the dilemmas of democratic fame -- Appendix A : selected Burns verses -- Appendix B : selected Lincoln documents |
Summary |
Today the images of Robert Burns and Abraham Lincoln are recognized worldwide, yet few are aware of the connection between the two. In Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns: Connected Lives and Legends, author Ferenc Morton Szasz reveals how famed Scots poet Robert Burns-and Scotland in general-influenced the life and thought of one of the most beloved and important U.S. presidents and how the legends of the two men became intertwined after their deaths. This is the first extensive work to link the influence, philosophy, and artistry of these two larger-than-life figures.> |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-231) and index |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Ethics
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 -- Ethics
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 -- Political and social views
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 -- Influence
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 fast |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast |
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Poets, Scottish -- 18th century -- Biography
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HISTORY.
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Ethics
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Intellectual life
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Poets, Scottish
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Political and social views
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Presidents
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United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140365
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Scotland -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
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Scotland
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United States
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781441619389 |
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1441619380 |
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9780809386932 |
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0809386933 |
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9780809386932 |
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1280697989 |
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9781280697982 |
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9786613674944 |
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661367494X |
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