The Lincoln enigma : the changing faces of an American icon / / edited by Gabor Boritt
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| Titolo: |
The Lincoln enigma : the changing faces of an American icon / / edited by Gabor Boritt
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 973.7092 |
| 973.7092B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Presidents - United States |
| Altri autori: |
BorittG. S. <1940->
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| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2001. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Lincoln enigma |
| ISBN: | 0-19-771431-5 |
| 1-280-83536-2 | |
| 0-19-803302-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815471603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Oxford scholarship online.