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The Best American History Essays on Lincoln

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  1. Sean Wilentz

    1. Organization of American Historians, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. General Appraisals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth

      • Richard Hofstadter
      Pages 3-39

    3. Abraham Lincoln

      • Edmund Wilson
      Pages 41-61

    4. Naturally Anti-Slavery: Lincoln, Race, and the Complexity of American Liberty

      • James Oliver Horton
      Pages 63-84

  3. The Private Lincoln

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. A Strange, Friendless, Uneducated, Penniless Boy

      • David Herbert Donald
      Pages 87-106

    3. Mary and Abraham: A Marriage

      • Jean H. Baker
      Pages 107-125

  4. Lincoln the Politician

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. The Master Politician

      • Richard N. Current
      Pages 129-148

    3. The Origins and Purpose of Lincoln’s “House-Divided” Speech

      • Don E. Fehrenbacher
      Pages 149-173

    4. Why the Republicans Rejected Both Compromise and Secession

      • David M. Potter
      Pages 175-188

  5. Lincoln, the Presidency, and the Civil War

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. The Emancipation Proclamation: The Decision and the Writing

      • John Hope Franklin
      Pages 191-205

    3. Lincoln and the Strategy of Unconditional Surrender

      • James M. McPherson
      Pages 207-227

    4. Lincoln and the Constitution

      • Mark E. Neely Jr.
      Pages 229-243

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 245-252
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About this book

This new volume in the Best American History Essays series brings together classic writing from top American historians on one of our greatest presidents. Ranging from incisive assessments of his political leadership, to explorations of his enigmatic character, to reflections on the mythos that has become inseparable from the man, each of these contributions expands our understanding of Abraham Lincoln and shows why he has been such an object of enduring fascination.Contributions include:* James McPherson on Lincoln the military strategist* Richard Hofstadter on the Lincoln legend* Edmund Wilson on his contribution to American letters* John Hope Franklinon the Emancipation Proclamation* James Horton on Lincoln and race* David M. Potter on the secession* Richard Current on Lincoln's political genius* Mark Neely on Lincoln and civil liberties.

Reviews

'Full of closely-observed commentary and genuine insight, this roundup will be appreciated most by students and serious armchair historians.' - Publishers' Weekly

Editors and Affiliations

  • Organization of American Historians, USA

    Sean Wilentz

About the editor

SEAN WILENTZ is the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University, USA. He regularly writes on history and politics for publications such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, and Salon.com. His most recent book is The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Best American History Essays on Lincoln

  • Editors: Sean Wilentz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-61556-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60915-0Published: 13 February 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60914-3Published: 13 February 2009

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-61556-4Published: 30 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 252

  • Topics: History of the Americas, US History, Modern History

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