| Description |
ix, 216 p. : port. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: what would Lincoln do? -- The unlikely intellectual biography of Abraham Lincoln -- Abraham Lincoln and the doctrine of necessity -- Come-outers and community-men: Abraham Lincoln and the idea of community in nineteenth-century America -- Lincoln and natural law -- "Fiends ... facing Zionwards": Abraham Lincoln's reluctant embrace of the abolitionists -- Apples of gold in a picture of silver: Lincoln, the constitution, and liberty -- Understanding emancipation: Lincoln's proclamation and the end of slavery -- Defending emancipation: Abraham Lincoln and the Conkling letter, August 1863 -- Prudence and the Proclamation -- Lincoln and the "war powers" of the Presidency. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Philosophy.
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Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1861.
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United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy.
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United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lind, Michael.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780809328611 (alk. paper) |
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0809328615 (alk. paper) |
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9780809386376 (electronic bk.) |
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