Abe : Abraham Lincoln in his times /

Abe is a cultural biography of Abraham Lincoln, following Lincoln's monumental life from cradle to grave while weaving a narrative that includes Lincoln's cultural influences and the nationwide and regional cultural trends and moods and happenings of his day, and how Lincoln both shaped an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reynolds, David S., 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • The Lincoln tree
  • Child of the frontier
  • Foundations of presidential character
  • The powers of nature
  • The school of events
  • Turmoil and sensations
  • Law and culture
  • Economy and politics
  • Antislavery emergence
  • The isms and the woolly horse
  • The Springfield family
  • The house divided and the Lincoln-Douglas debates
  • Blondin, Barnum, and B'hoys
  • Challenging session
  • The higher laws of war
  • The Lincoln White House
  • "O Captain!"
  • Commander in chief
  • Forging cultural unity
  • Politics, race, and the culture wars
  • Democratic eloquence
  • Union, tragedy, and legacy.