Contributor
Boritt, G. S., 1940-
Imprint:Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1988.
Descriptionxxviii, 423 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Papers presented at the "Lincoln 175" conference held at Gettysburg College, 1984.
Note:I. The common people's Lincoln: 1. P.M. Zall, "Abe Lincoln laughing" ; commentary: Norman A. Graebner, Mark E. Neely, Jr. -- 2. A selection from James Mellon, The Face of Lincoln -- 3. Haorld Holzer, Gabor S. Boritt, and Mark E. Neely, Jr., "The Lincoln image" ; commentary: Wendy Wick Reaves -- II. Ideology and Politics: 4. Gabor S. Boritt, "Lincoln and the economics of the American dream" ; Commentary: M.E. Bradford, Phillip S. Paludan -- 5. Glen E. Thurow, "Abraham Lincoln and American political religion" ; Commentary: David Hein -- 6. David A. Nichols, "Lincoln and the Indians" ; Commentary: Hans L. Trefousse -- 7. LaWanda Cox, "Lincoln and Black freedom" ; Commentary: Stephen B. Oates, Armstead L. Robinson -- 8. Charles B. Strozier, "Lincoln's quest for union: public and private meanings" ; Commentary: Jean Baker, Herman Belz -- 9. Dwight G. Anderson, "Quest for immortality: a theory of Abraham Lincoln's political psychology" ; Commentary: Robert V. Bruce, Marcus Cunliffe -- 10. George B. Forgie, "Lincoln's tyrants" (Patricide in the House Divided) ; Commentary: Kenneth M. Stampp, Major L. Wilson -- IV. The Assassination: 11. William Hanchett, "The Lincoln murder conspiracies" ; Commentary: James M. McPherson -- 12. Thomas Reed Turner, "Beware the people weeping" ; Commentary: James W. Clarke, Harold M. Hyman -- V. The Lincoln Biographers: 13. Richard N. Current, "Oates and the Handlins" -- 14. Don E. Fehrenbacher, "Vidal's Lincoln."
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographies and index.
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