Abraham Lincoln in the post-heroic era : history and memory in late twentieth-century America /

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By the 1920s, Abraham Lincoln had transcended the lingering controversies of the Civil War to become a secular saint, honored in North and South alike for his steadfast leadership in crisis. Throughout the Great Depression and World War II, Lincoln was invoked countless times as a reminder of Americ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schwartz, Barry, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Public opinion.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Influence.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
1900-1999
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Multiculturalism > United States.
Multiculturalisme > États-Unis.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Multiculturalism
Presidents
Public opinion
United States > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States
Electronic books.
History
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ascension : Lincoln in the Great Depression
  • Apex : Lincoln in the Second World War
  • Transition : Cold War, racial conflict, and contested images of Lincoln
  • Transfiguration : civil rights movement, vanishing savior of the Union
  • Erosion : fading prestige, benign ridicule
  • Post-heroic era : acids of equality and the waning of greatness
  • Inertia : the enduring Lincoln.

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