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Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns : connected lives and legends /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Szasz, Ferenc Morton, 1940-2010
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Burns, Robert, > 1759-1796 > Influence.
Burns, Robert, > 1759-1796 > Political and social views.
Burns, Robert, > 1759-1796 > Ethics.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Influence.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Ethics.
Poets, Scottish > 18th century > Biography.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Scotland > Intellectual life > 18th century.
United States > Intellectual life > 1783-1865.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Robert Burns : a brief biography
  • Burns' poetry comes to America
  • The Lincoln-Burns connection
  • Scottish emigres and Scottish ideas in Lincoln's world
  • Burns and Lincoln in historical memory
  • Epilogue : the dilemmas of democratic fame
  • Appendix A : selected Burns verses
  • Appendix B : selected Lincoln documents.