| Description |
xvi, 394 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-370) and index. |
| Contents |
Ascension : Lincoln in the Great Depression -- Apex : Lincoln in the Second World War -- Transition : Cold War, racial conflict, and contested images of Lincoln -- Transfiguration : civil rights movement, vanishing savior of the Union -- Erosion : fading prestige, benign ridicule -- Post-heroic era : acids of equality and the waning of greatness -- Inertia : the enduring Lincoln. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.
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United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Multiculturalism -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780226741888 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0226741885 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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