Lincoln : a very short introduction /
Abraham Lincoln was a fatalist who promoted freedom. He was a classical liberal who couched liberalism's greatest deed - emancipation of the slaves - in the unliberal language of divine providence. He was a religious doubter who became a national icon bordering on religion and was a rights-orie...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2009]
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
203. |
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| Summary: | Abraham Lincoln was a fatalist who promoted freedom. He was a classical liberal who couched liberalism's greatest deed - emancipation of the slaves - in the unliberal language of divine providence. He was a religious doubter who became a national icon bordering on religion and was a rights-oriented liberal who appealed to natural law when confronting slavery. |
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| Physical Description: | 147 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-141) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195367805 0195367804 |