| The Lincoln Enigma Revised Edition Contributor(s): Boritt, Gabor (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195156269 ISBN-13: 9780195156263 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $36.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2002 Annotation: Boritt invites renowned Lincoln scholars and rising new voices to take a look at much-debated aspects of Lincoln's life--including his possible gay relationships, his plan to send blacks back to Africa, and his high-handed treatment of the Constitution. 85 halftones & illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.94" W x 9.07" (1.21 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Lincoln Enigma, Gabor Boritt invites renowned Lincoln scholars, and rising new voices, to take a look at much-debated aspects of Lincoln's life--including his possible gay relationships, his plan to send blacks back to Africa, and his high-handed treatment of the Constitution. Boritt explores Lincoln's proposals that looked to a lily-white America. Jean Baker marvels at Lincoln's loves and marriage. David Herbert Donald compares Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as Commanders-in-Chief. Douglas Wilson shows us the young Lincoln--not the strong leader of popular history, but a man who struggles to find his purpose. Gerald Prokopowicz searches for the military leader, William C. Harris for the peacemaker, and Robert Bruce meditates on Lincoln and death. In a final section Boritt and Harold Holzer offer a fascinating portfolio of Lincoln images in modern art. Acute and thought-provoking in their observations, this all-star cast of historians--including two Pulitzer and three Lincoln Prize winners--questions our assumptions of Lincoln, and provides a new vitality to our ongoing reflections on his life and legacy. |