Redeeming the Great Emancipator
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- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
12 February 2016
Summary
The larger-than-life image Abraham Lincoln projects across the screen of American history owes much to his role as the Great Emancipator during the Civil War. Yet this noble aspect of Lincoln’s identity is precisely the dimension that some historians have cast into doubt. In a vigorous defense of America’s sixteenth president, award-winning historian and Lincoln scholar Allen Guelzo refutes accusations of Lincoln’s racism and political opportunism, while candidly probing the follies of con…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674286115 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0674286111 |
| Author: | Allen C. Guelzo |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 12 February 2016 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 111mm x 181mm |
| Series: | The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures |
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Critics Review
Lincoln scholar Guelzo explores race in America as an element of African’e
[A] brief, hard-hitting, and clear-eyed book. – John Wilson * Christianity Today *
Lincoln scholar Guelzo explores race in America as an element of African‐American history as affected by Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Declaration… A clear, concise look at one aspect of Lincoln, the man and the president. * Kirkus Reviews *
Guelzo’s exploration of Lincoln’s reputation is both accessible and thought provoking. * Publishers Weekly *
Guelzo delivers original and tautly argued insights into Lincoln’s antislavery thought and the feral persistence of American racism. No one who reads this superb, provocative book will be tempted to dismiss the depth or sincerity of Lincoln’s personal commitment to emancipation. – Fergus M. Bordewich, author of America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union
In this penetrating work, Guelzo recovers Lincoln’s reputation as the Great Emancipator and invites us to think anew about the legacies of slavery and freedom in America. The result is an important, timely meditation on issues that continue to haunt the nation. – Louis P. Masur, author of Lincoln’s Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for Union
Allen C. Guelzo
Allen C. Guelzo is Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College.
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