Lincoln Enigma The Changing Faces of an American Icon

Name: Lincoln Enigma The Changing Faces of an American Icon
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ISBN: 9780195156263

ISBN-10: 0195156269

ISBN-13: 9780195156263

Edition: 2002

Authors: Gabor Boritt

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Nearly a century and a half after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains an intrinsic part of the American consciousness, yet his intentions as president and his personal character continue to stir debate. Now, 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 high-handed treatment of the Constitution. Boritt explores Lincoln's proposals that looked to a lily-white America. Jean Baker marvels at Lincoln's loves and marriage. David Herbert Donald highlights the similarities and differences of the Union and…

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List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/28/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction



Acknowledgments



Did He Dream of a Lily-White America? The Voyage to Lincolnia




Young Man Lincoln




Mary and Abraham: A Marriage




Military Fantasies




Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders in Chief




Apple of Gold in a Picture of Silver: The Constitution and Liberty




Toward Appomattox, Toward Unconditional Surrender?




The Riddle of Death




Epilogue: Lincoln in "Modern" Art




Increased Devotion?: Paintings



Altogether Fitting and Sometimes Proper: Illustrations, Prints, Caricatures, Ephemera, and More: A Potpourri



Can Long Endure: Sculpture


Notes


For Further Reading: A Bibliography


Contributors


Index