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UNINA9910815471603321 |
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Titolo |
The Lincoln enigma : the changing faces of an American icon / / edited by Gabor Boritt |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771431-5 |
1-280-83536-2 |
0-19-803302-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (353 pages) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online. |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Presidents - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2001. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1. Did He Dream of a Lily-White America? The Voyage to Linconia; 2. Young Man Lincoln; 3. Mary and Abraham: A Marriage; 4. Military Fantasies; 5. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders in Chief; 6. Apple of Gold in a Picture of Silver: The Constitution and Liberty; 7. Toward Appomattox, Toward Unconditional Surrender?; 8. The Riddle of Death; 9. Epilogue: Lincoln in "Modern" Art; Notes; For Further Reading: A Bibliography; Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Boritt invites renowned Lincoln scholars 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. |
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