02919nam 2200625Ia 450 991045370690332120200520144314.01-280-83536-20-19-803302-8(CKB)1000000000553845(EBL)430683(OCoLC)352894706(SSID)ssj0000192558(PQKBManifestationID)11167608(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192558(PQKBWorkID)10216941(PQKB)10403338(SSID)ssj0001146714(PQKBManifestationID)12402981(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001146714(PQKBWorkID)11129703(PQKB)21776531(MiAaPQ)EBC430683(Au-PeEL)EBL430683(CaPaEBR)ebr10269198(CaONFJC)MIL83536(EXLCZ)99100000000055384520001018d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Lincoln enigma[electronic resource] the changing faces of an American icon /edited by Gabor BorittNew York Oxford University Pressc20011 online resource (353 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-515626-9 0-19-514458-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexNearly 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 lovPresidentsUnited StatesBiographyElectronic books.Presidents973.7092973.7092BBoritt G. S.1940-851096MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453706903321The Lincoln enigma2175714UNINA