The Lincoln enigma [[electronic resource] ] : the changing faces of an American icon / / edited by Gabor Boritt

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7092; 973.7092B
• Soggetto topico: Presidents - United States
• Altri autori: BorittG. S. <1940->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• 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: Nearly 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 lov
• 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.: 9910782500703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II