Focusing on the Lincoln-Davis debate, the author peels back the layers on the important issues introduced by this seminal political exchange and describes the two opponents' respective ideas concernin
Explores the racial views of whites during the time of Abraham Lincoln's presidency, and especially looks at Lincoln's own biases and views on race and how they changed after he issued the Emancipatio
In this highly readable study of Abraham Lincoln’s thoughts and actions concerning the U.S. Constitution, Brian R. Dirck combines extensive primary research and thoughtful, accessible consideration of
Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky in 1809, moved with his parents, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, and his older sister, Sarah, to the Pigeon Creek area of southern Indiana in 1816. There Lincoln spent more
From multiple personal tragedies to the terrible carnage of the Civil War, death might be alongside emancipation of the slaves and restoration of the Union as one of the great central truths of Abraha
This volume gives students, professors, and the general public a single, comprehensive source on the key themes in the historical development of the presidency from America's founding era through th
Explores the racial views of whites during the time of Abraham Lincoln's presidency, and especially looks at Lincoln's own biases and views on race and how they changed after he issued the Emancipatio
Abraham Lincoln has long been revered by blacks and whites alike as the “Great Emancipator.” In recent years, however, this image has come under assault by scholars who question Lincoln’s commitment t
