The age of Lincoln and the art of American power, 1848-1876 /

Although Abraham Lincoln was among seven presidents who served during the tumultuous years between the end of the Mexican War and the end of the Reconstruction era, history has not been kind to the others: Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nester, William R., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2013]
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Influence.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
1800-1899
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 19th century.
Manifest Destiny.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Destinée manifeste (Politique américaine)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Politics and government
Power (Social sciences)
United States > Politics and government > 1849-1877.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1849-1877.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Manifest Destiny, 1848-1860
  • Eighteen forty-eight
  • Young Lincoln
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin
  • Bleeding Kansas
  • Dred Scott and Harper's Ferry
  • The election
  • Part II. Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Limited war
  • Emancipation
  • The Hamiltonian triumph
  • Turning points
  • Total war
  • With malice toward none
  • Part III. Reconstruction, 1865-1876
  • Revolution
  • Night-riders and black codes
  • Frontiers
  • Eighteen seventy-six
  • Legacy.

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