Guelzo, Allen C. creator text bibliography biography ilu Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press c2009 2009 monographic eng

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1 online resource (ix, 216 p.) Introduction: what would Lincoln do? -- The unlikely intellectual biography of Abraham Lincoln -- Abraham Lincoln and the doctrine of necessity -- Come-outers and community-men: Abraham Lincoln and the idea of community in nineteenth-century America -- Lincoln and natural law -- "Fiends ... facing Zionwards": Abraham Lincoln's reluctant embrace of the abolitionists -- Apples of gold in a picture of silver: Lincoln, the constitution, and liberty -- Understanding emancipation: Lincoln's proclamation and the end of slavery -- Defending emancipation: Abraham Lincoln and the Conkling letter, August 1863 -- Prudence and the Proclamation -- Lincoln and the "war powers" of the Presidency specialized Allen C. Guelzo ; with a foreword by Michael Lind Description based on print version record Includes bibliographical references and index Mode of access : Internet Slaves Emancipation United States Presidents United States Biography United States Politics and government 1861-1865 United States Politics and government 1845-1861 United States Politics and government Philosophy United States Intellectual life 1783-1865 9781441623300 (electronic bk.) 1441623302 (electronic bk.) http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=291609 http://www.netlibrary.com.libraryumpsa.idm.oclc.org/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=291609 UMP 110110 20251117141455.0 vtls000050945