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Two hundred years after his birth, Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most celebrated figures in American history, yet also one of the most enigmatic and controversial. This newest volume in the Best American History Essays series brings together classic and recent writing from top American historians on one of our greatest presidents. Moving from incisive assessments of his political leadership, to explorations of his private character, to reflections on the mythos that has become inseparable from the man, each of these contributions expands our understanding of Abraham Lincoln and shows why he has been the object of such enduring fascination.
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Two hundred years after his birth, Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most celebrated figures in American history, yet also one of the most enigmatic and controversial. This newest volume in the Best American History Essays series brings together classic and recent writing from top American historians on one of our greatest presidents. Moving from incisive assessments of his political leadership, to explorations of his private character, to reflections on the mythos that has become inseparable from the man, each of these contributions expands our understanding of Abraham Lincoln and shows why he has been the object of such enduring fascination.

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In this special edition of their annual Best American History Essays, the Organization of American Historians tasked Princeton University professor Wilentz to collect the best of Lincoln scholarship from the past 60 years. Each of the eleven essays come from a noted historian considering the 16th President from a different angle; included are Richard Hofstadter on Lincoln the self-made myth, Jean H. Baker on Lincoln the husband, John Hope Franklin on Lincoln the decider, Richard N. Current on Lincoln the "master politician," and James Oliver Horton on Lincoln the "strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy." Wilentz organizes the material in themes-general overview, the private man, the public figure, and the commander-in-chief-and, though some of the writing can be dry and dense, manages to stave off redundancy. Full of closely-observed commentary and genuine insight, this roundup with be appreciated most by students and serious armchair historians.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780230609143
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Publication date: 12/23/2008
  • Pages: 272
  • Sales rank: 909,949
  • Product dimensions: 6.12 (w) x 9.14 (h) x 0.74 (d)

Meet the Author

Sean Wilentz

Sean Wilentz is the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. He regularly writes on history and politics for publications such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, and Salon.com. His most recent book is The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln.

Table of Contents

Introduction Sean Wilentz Wilentz, Sean

I General Appraisals

1 Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth Richard Hofstadter Hofstadter, Richard 3

2 Abraham Lincoln Edmund Wilson Wilson, Edmund 41

3 Naturally Anti-Slavery: Lincoln, Race, and the Complexity of American Liberty James Oliver Horton Horton, James Oliver 63

II The Private Lincoln

4 A Strange, Friendless, Uneducated, Penniless Boy David Herbert Donald Donald, David Herbert 87

5 Mary and Abraham: A Marriage Jean H. Baker Baker, Jean H. 107

III Lincoln the Politician

6 The Master Politician Richard N. Current Current, Richard N. 129

7 The Origins and Purpose of Lincoln's "House-Divided" Speech Don E. Fehrenbacher Fehrenbacher, Don E. 149

8 Why the Republicans Rejected Both Compromise and Secession David M. Potter Potter, David M. 175

IV Lincoln, the Presidency, and the Civil War

9 The Emancipation Proclamation: The Decision and the Writing John Hope Franklin Franklin, John Hope 191

10 Lincoln and the Strategy of Unconditional Surrender James M. McPherson McPherson, James M. 207

11 Lincoln and the Constitution Mark E. Neely, Jr. Neely, Mark E., Jr. 229

Selected Bibliography 245

Contributors 247

Index 249

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