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1 online resource (477 pages) |
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Cover; Jacket flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations list; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Abraham Lincoln and American Jewry; 1. Immigrants and the Old Northwest: Lincoln's First Encounters with American Jewry; Documents; 2. "The Most Favored Family Visitor at the White House": The Enigmatic Relationship between Lincoln and Isachar Zacharie, M.D.; Documents; 3. Lincoln and the Chaplaincy Controversy; Documents; 4. Lincoln and the Revocation of General Orders No. 11; Documents; 5. Lincoln and the Movement to Christianize the U.S. Constitution; Documents |
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6. "A Great Man in Israel Has Fallen": American Jewry Mourns LincolnDocuments; 7. Conflicting Obligations: Shavuot and the National Day of Humiliation and Mourning; Documents; 8. Criticisms and Commendations: Conflicting Views on the Lincoln Presidency; Documents; 9. Memorializing and Judaizing Lincoln; Documents; 10. "His Name Will Ever Be Green in Your Hearts": Jews and the Cultural Preservation of Lincoln's Legacy; Documents; 11. "Lincoln! Thou Shouldst Be Living at This Hour!" Lincoln as a Moral Compass for American Jews; Documents; 12. Lincoln Miscellany; Documents; Epilogue; Notes |
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IndexAuthor Biography; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Over the course of American history, Jews have held many American leaders in high esteem, but they maintain a unique emotional bond with Abraham Lincoln. From the time of his presidency to the present day, American Jews have persistently viewed Lincoln as one of their own, casting him as a Jewish sojourner and, in certain respects, a Jewish role model. This pioneering compendium- The first volume of annotated documents to focus on the history of Lincoln's image, influence, and reputation among American Jews- considers how Lincoln acquired his exceptional status and how, over the past c |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with Jews
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast |
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Jews -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Jews -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Jews
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Relations with Jews
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Jews.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140243
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013015585 |
| ISBN |
9780809332939 |
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0809332930 |
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9780809332922 |
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0809332922 |
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9781306424714 |
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1306424712 |
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