Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer PresidentAllen C. Guelzo, Henry R Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of Civil War Era Studies Allen C Guelzo W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999 - 516 páginas This major biography of Abraham Lincoln has won the prestigious Lincoln Prize, the annual award given to the best book in the Civil War field. Guelzo's superb work breaks new ground in exploring the role of ideas in Lincoln's life, treating him for the first time as a serious thinker deeply involved in the struggles of nineteenth-century thought. |
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... and less impassioned , counterpart . But even among Republican intellectuals ,
there were moments of hesitation about too - eagerly identifying the North as the
seat of unqualified righteousness and the South as the cave of unqualified evil .
... and less impassioned , counterpart . But even among Republican intellectuals ,
there were moments of hesitation about too - eagerly identifying the North as the
seat of unqualified righteousness and the South as the cave of unqualified evil .
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I have no prejudice against the Southern people , ” Lincoln once said back in
1854. “ They are just what we would be in their situation . " But Lincoln did not
believe that North and South were simple moral equivalents . The fact that , in
1854 ...
I have no prejudice against the Southern people , ” Lincoln once said back in
1854. “ They are just what we would be in their situation . " But Lincoln did not
believe that North and South were simple moral equivalents . The fact that , in
1854 ...
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The North might not be perfect , but it was clearly on the side of the angels . In
that light , then , North and South were to be weighed and judged in spite of the
seeming moral superiority of slavery's opponents . All of which , in the human
terms ...
The North might not be perfect , but it was clearly on the side of the angels . In
that light , then , North and South were to be weighed and judged in spite of the
seeming moral superiority of slavery's opponents . All of which , in the human
terms ...
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Crítica de los usuarios - twatson79 - LibraryThingVery engaging biography on Lincoln, detailing his philosophy, religiosity, and general thought life. Guelzo does well in showing Lincoln to be a man of deep convictions as well as showing how those ... Leer comentario completo
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The Strife of Ideas | 3 |
The American System | 26 |
The Costs of Union | 64 |
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While God is Marching on: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers Steven E. Woodworth,Steven E.. Woodworth Vista de fragmentos - 2001 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President Library of religious biography |
| Autores | Allen C. Guelzo, Henry R Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of Civil War Era Studies Allen C Guelzo |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | W.B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 19 Sep. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0802838723, 9780802838728 |
| Largo | 516 páginas |
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