| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 265 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"Schaff analyzes how Lincoln's political thought and presidential statesmanship illustrate the need for a limit to democratic excess. Decent government, he argues, demands a balance of competing political goods as well as the strong statesmanship Lincoln exemplified to maintain that equilibrium"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Significant Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Loyola University Chicago, 2002, titled The domestic Lincoln : presidential leadership, realignment and public policy. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Lincoln and the architecture of democracy's soul -- Lincoln and the political virtues of prudence and moderation -- Lincoln and the defense of natural rights -- Lincoln's political economy in the American tradition -- The domestic Lincoln: presidential power and the Second American Revolution -- Lincoln and the Second American Revolution -- Whigs and Lincoln: a realignment reconsidered -- The domestic Lincoln and Congressional government. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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| Subject |
Political leadership -- United States -- History.
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Political leadership. |
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History. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1861-1865 |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780809337378 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0809337371 |
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9780809337385 (electronic book) |
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080933738X (electronic book) |
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