2001, ISBN: 0195144589

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780195144581], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Oxford University Press, New York], DOUGLAS L. WILSON, JEAN H. BAKER, GERALD J. PROKOPOWICZ, DAVID HERBERT DONALD, ALLEN C. GUELZO, WI… More...

[EAN: 9780195144581], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Oxford University Press, New York], DOUGLAS L. WILSON, JEAN H. BAKER, GERALD J. PROKOPOWICZ, DAVID HERBERT DONALD, ALLEN C. GUELZO, WILLIAM HARRIS, ROBERT V. BRUCE, HAROLD HOLZER, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, RACISM, MARY TODD COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, LIBERTY, IMAGERY, UNCONDITIONAL SURREN, Jacket, xxvii, [1], 324 pages. Illustrations. Notes. For Further Reading: A Bibliography. Contributors. Index. Minor cover soiling and wear. Some front board weakness noted. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads: For Paul my student of old and Betty his bride May the wind be often behind your backs. Gabor November 3, 2001. P.S. Please excuse the excessive pr of the jacket. This is one of The Gettysburg Civil War Institute series of books. Gabor S. Boritt (born 1940 in Budapest, Hungary) is an American historian. He was the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. Born and raised in Hungary, he participated as a teenager in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against the Soviet Union before escaping to America, where he received his higher education and became a scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 16 books about Lincoln or the War. Boritt received the National Humanities Medal in 2008 from President George W. Bush. Nearly a century and a half after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains an intrinsic part of the American consciousness, yet his intentions as president and his personal character continue to stir debate. Now, in The Lincoln Enigma, Gabor Boritt invites renowned Lincoln scholars, and rising new voices, to take a look at much-debated aspects of Lincoln's life, including his relationships, his plan to send blacks back to Africa, and his high-handed treatment of the Constitution. Boritt explores Lincoln's proposals that looked to a lily-white America. Jean Baker marvels at Lincoln's loves and marriage. David Herbert Donald highlights the similarities and differences of the Union and Confederate presidents' roles as commanders-in-chief. Douglas Wilson shows us the young Lincoln--not the strong leader of popular history, but a young man who questions his own identity and struggles to find his purpose. Gerald Prokopowicz searches for the military leader, William C. Harris for the peacemaker, and Robert Bruce meditates on Lincoln and death. In a final chapter Boritt and Harold Holzer offer a fascinating portfolio of Lincoln images in modern art. Acute and thought-provoking in their observations, this all-star cast of historians--including two Pulitzer and three Lincoln Prize winners--questions our assumptions of Lincoln, and provides a new vitality to our ongoing reflections on his life and legacy., Books<

2008, ISBN: 9780195144581

Hardcover

New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket present. xxvii, [1], 324 pages. Illustrations. Notes. For Further Reading: A Bibliograp… More...

New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket present. xxvii, [1], 324 pages. Illustrations. Notes. For Further Reading: A Bibliography. Contributors. Index. Minor cover soiling and wear. Some front board weakness noted. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads: For Paul my student of old and Betty his bride May the wind be often behind your backs. Gabor November 3, 2001. P.S. Please excuse the excessive pr of the jacket. This is one of The Gettysburg Civil War Institute series of books. Gabor S. Boritt (born 1940 in Budapest, Hungary) is an American historian. He was the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. Born and raised in Hungary, he participated as a teenager in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against the Soviet Union before escaping to America, where he received his higher education and became a scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 16 books about Lincoln or the War. Boritt received the National Humanities Medal in 2008 from President George W. Bush. Nearly a century and a half after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains an intrinsic part of the American consciousness, yet his intentions as president and his personal character continue to stir debate. Now, in The Lincoln Enigma, Gabor Boritt invites renowned Lincoln scholars, and rising new voices, to take a look at much-debated aspects of Lincoln's life, including his relationships, his plan to send blacks back to Africa, and his high-handed treatment of the Constitution. Boritt explores Lincoln's proposals that looked to a lily-white America. Jean Baker marvels at Lincoln's loves and marriage. David Herbert Donald highlights the similarities and differences of the Union and Confederate presidents' roles as commanders-in-chief. Douglas Wilson shows us the young Lincoln--not the strong leader of popular history, but a young man who questions his own identity and struggles to find his purpose. Gerald Prokopowicz searches for the military leader, William C. Harris for the peacemaker, and Robert Bruce meditates on Lincoln and death. In a final chapter Boritt and Harold Holzer offer a fascinating portfolio of Lincoln images in modern art. Acute and thought-provoking in their observations, this all-star cast of historians--including two Pulitzer and three Lincoln Prize winners--questions our assumptions of Lincoln, and provides a new vitality to our ongoing reflections on his life and legacy., Oxford University Press, 2001, 2.5<

ISBN: 9780195144581

Oxford University Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possib… More...

Oxford University Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Oxford University Press, 2.5<

2001, ISBN: 9780195144581

oxford university Press, 2001. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. 1st Printing.. Ex-library copy with no library pocket and few library marks in book. us hist.., oxford university Press, 2001, … More...

oxford university Press, 2001. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. 1st Printing.. Ex-library copy with no library pocket and few library marks in book. us hist.., oxford university Press, 2001, 2.75<