| Description |
xi, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"Prized in every liberty-loving household" : the image of the great emancipator in the graphic arts -- "That attractive rainbow" : the image of Lincoln as commander in chief -- Dying to be seen : prints of the Lincoln assassination -- The mirror image of Civil War memory : Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in popular prints -- With malice toward one, or "ridicule without much malice?" Lincoln in caricature reconsidered -- Lincoln in confederate cartoons : a "lean-sided Yankee," seldom seen -- "Tokens of respect" and "heartfelt thanks" : how Lincoln coped with presidential gifts -- "Avoid saying foolish things" : the legacy of Lincoln's impromptu oratory -- The poetry and prose of the Emancipation Proclamation -- Lincoln's "flat failure" : the Gettysburg myth revisited. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Pictorial works.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Oratory
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion
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Public opinion -- United Statess -- History -- 19th century.
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Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Prints, American.
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Prints -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
0700610014 (alk. paper) |
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