"We cannot escape history" : Lincoln and the last best hope of Earth
In "We Cannot Escape History" a remarkable group of top Lincoln and Civil War scholars come together to explore the meaning of Lincoln for the destiny of the United States. They focus on Lincoln's view of American history and on his legacy - for Americans and for the world. In the process they deepen the reader's understanding of and appreciation for the complexity of the problems Lincoln faced and for the genius of his leadership, which surmounted these obstacles and preserved the United States as one nation indivisible while purging it of slavery, which had marred the democratic and egalitarian promise of America from the beginning. The contributors develop themes including Lincoln's conception of the United States as the last best hope for the preservation of democratic government and a republican polity, his view of American history and its meaning, his international impact, Lincoln and slavery, Lincoln and the uses of political power, and Lincoln as commander-in-chief in time of war
viii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780252021909, 9780252069819, 0252021908, 0252069811
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Lincoln's history / Kenneth M. Stampp
Lincoln's narrative of American exceptionalism / Jean H. Baker
Emancipating the Republic : Lincoln and the means and ends of antislavery / Phillip Shaw Paludan
Abraham Lincoln and presidential leadership / William E. Gienapp
The Civil War and the two-party system / Mark E. Neely, Jr
Avoid saying "foolish things" : the legacy of Lincoln's impromptu oratory / Harold Holzer
What is an American? Abraham Lincoln and multiculturalism / Richard N. Current
Abraham Lincoln
our ever-present contemporary / Frank J. Williams
The international Lincoln / Merrill D. Peterson