| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
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data file |
| Series |
North's Civil War
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North's Civil War.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Harold Holzer, Craig L. Symonds, and Frank J. Williams -- Lincoln's role in the 1860 presidential campaign / William C. Harris -- The Baltimore plot: fact or fiction? / Michael J. Kline -- The old army and the seeds of change / John F. Marszalek -- Seward and Lincoln: a second look / Walter Stahr -- Mourning in America: death comes to the Civil War White Houses / Catherine Clinton -- Abraham Lincoln: admiral-in-chief / Craig L. Symonds -- Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee: reluctant "traitors" / William C. Davis -- "The Battle Hymn of the Republic": origins, influence, legacies / John Stauffer -- The emancipation of Abraham Lincoln / Eric Foner -- Lincoln and the struggle to end slavery / Richard Striner -- Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: a propaganda tool for the enemy? / Amanda Foreman -- The Gettysburg Campaign and the New York City draft riots: conspiracy or coincidence? / Barnet Schecter -- Lincoln and New York: a fraught relationship / Harold Holzer -- Lincoln and McClellan: a reappraisal / John C. Waugh -- Judging Lincoln as judge / Frank J. Williams -- The madness of Mary Lincoln: a new examination based on the discovery of her lost insanity letters / Jason Emerson. |
| Summary |
Despite the literally thousands of books that have been written about Abraham Lincoln, he continues to fascinate. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1861-1865 |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Political leadership. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Presidents. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Indexed Term |
Civil Liberties. |
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Lincoln Assassination. |
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Lincoln. |
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Ulysses Grant. |
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William T. Sherman. |
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civil war. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Williams, Frank J., editor, author.
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Symonds, Craig L., editor, author.
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Holzer, Harold, editor, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Holzer, Harold. Exploring Lincoln : Great Historians Reappraise Our Greatest President. Bronx : Fordham University Press, ©2015 9780823265626 |
| ISBN |
9780823265664 (electronic book) |
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0823265668 (electronic book) |
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0823265625 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780823265626 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0823265633 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780823265633 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780823265657 |
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082326565X |
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9780823265626 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780823265633 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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