8 edition of Lincoln for the ages. found in the catalog.
Lincoln for the ages.
Ralph Geoffrey Newman
Published
1960
by Doubleday in Garden City, N.Y
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | Foreword by David C. Mearns. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | E457.8 .N46 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 519 p. |
| Number of Pages | 519 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL5800319M |
| LC Control Number | 60013550 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 373116 |
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These qualities and the range of the book's audience reflect Burton's own career, too, as both a Cited by: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Newman, Ralph Geoffrey, Lincoln for the ages. New York, Pyramid Books, [, ©] (OCoLC) Mary Lincoln for the Ages first articulates how reliance on limited sources has greatly restricted our understanding of the subject, evaluating their flaws and benefits and pointing out the shallowness of using the same texts to study her life.
Emerson then presents more than four hundred bibliographical entries of nonfiction books and. Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president (–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the slaves.
Among American heroes, Lincoln continues to have a unique appeal for his fellow countrymen and also for people of other lands.
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“The Age of Lincoln will be ideal as a foundation text for undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on the nineteenth century; scholars of the period can engage it on a different level, which is a measure of the book's sophistication.
These qualities and the range of the book's audience reflect Burton's own career, too, as both a. There are many references to class struggle, but discussion of the Civil War is perfunctory.
I would recommend reading Shelby Foote’s Civil War: A Narrative first (a book with an altogether different bias), using The Age of Lincoln as supplement.
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Children who read this book will gain an understanding of some of the personal, economic, and political ramifications of slavery and liberty. In the final chapter, Lincoln's assassination is described vividly but without exaggeration.
