Lincoln, the war president : the Gettysburg lectures / edited by Gabor S. Boritt ; essays by Robert V. Bruce ... [et al.]
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| Subjects: | United States--Politics and government--1861-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | New York : Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| LC Classification: | E |
| Table of Contents: | Illustrations Introduction 1. The Shadow of a Coming War / Robert V. Bruce 1 2. Lincoln and the Strategy of Unconditional Surrender / James M. McPherson 29 3. The Emancipation Moment / David Brion Davis 63 4. One Among Many: The United States and National Unification / Carl N. Degler 89 5. One Alone? The United States and National Self-determination / Kenneth M. Stampp 121 6. War and the Constitution: Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt / Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. 145 7. War Opponent and War President / Gabor S. Boritt 179 Notes 213 Contributors 241 |
| Additional Authors: | Boritt, G. S., 1940- Bruce, Robert V |
| Notes: | LCCN: 92019696 ISBN: 0195078918 (acid-free paper) Includes bibliographical references Contents: The shadow of a coming war / by Robert V. Bruce -- Lincoln and the strategy of unconditional surrender / by James M. McPherson -- The emancipation moment / by David Brion Davis -- One among many: The United States and national unification / by Carl N. Degler -- One alone? The United States and national self-determination / by Kenneth M. Stampp -- War and the constitution: Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt / by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. -- War opponent and war president / by Gabor S. Boritt |
| Physical Description: | xxix, 242 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 26014528 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0195078918 |