Author:
Morel, Lucas E., 1964- author.
ImprintCarbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
Descriptionvii, 162 pages ; 21 cm.
Note:Looking to the Past for the Sake of the Future -- Lincoln, George Washington, and the Founding "Fathers": An Appeal to the Founder Par Excellence -- Lincoln and the Declaration of Independence: An Appeal to the Founders' Ends -- Lincoln and the Constitution: An Appeal to the Founders' Means -- Lincoln and Slavery: An Appeal to the Founders' Compromise -- Lincoln and Original Intent: An Appeal to the Founders' Significance -- Lincoln as Conservative Liberal or Liberal Conservative?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-152) and index.
Note:"This book is a scholarly introduction for the general reader on the most important political actors and documents of the American revolutionary era that shaped Abraham Lincoln's politics."-- Provided by publisher.