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PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press

ISBN-100809328615

ISBN-139780809328611

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Book TitleAbraham Lincoln As a Man of Ideas

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General, Essays

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorAllen C. Guelzo

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16.4 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-025089

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Allen Guelzo is one of the finest Lincoln scholars of our generation, and this book of essays reveals once again a unique combination of impeccable scholarship with a wonderfully readable narrative style."--Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Written in an easy, flowing style, Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas is a valuable compendium of the ideas driving some of our most important historical inquiries into Lincoln's life and times. This first-rate collection is a significant contribution to the literature on Lincoln."—Brian R. Dirck, author of Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809–1865, Allen Guelzo is one of the finest Lincoln scholars of our generation, and this book of essays reveals once again a unique combination of impeccable scholarship with a wonderfully readable narrative style."—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, "Written in an easy, flowing style, Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas is a valuable compendium of the ideas driving some of our most important historical inquiries into Lincoln's life and times. This first-rate collection is a significant contribution to the literature on Lincoln."--Brian R. Dirck, author of Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809-1865, "Allen Guelzo is one of the finest Lincoln scholars of our generation, and this book of essays reveals once again a unique combination of impeccable scholarship with a wonderfully readable narrative style."--Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Guelzo's contribution is countering the quest for simple answers in explaining Lincoln's actions, thoughts, and values, and challenging his familiar portrayal as a product of unalloyed American exceptionalism. Guelzo presents Lincoln as a self-taught, and therefore original, thinker in the best sense of the word, and concludes that "we need to know that Lincoln thought and what he thought about." (24) In that effort, this book is a wonderful place to begin. Kenneth J. Winkle, Journal of Historical Biographies , Written in an easy, flowing style, Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas is a valuable compendium of the ideas driving some of our most important historical inquiries into Lincoln's life and times. This first-rate collection is a significant contribution to the literature on Lincoln."—Brian R. Dirck, author of Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809--1865, "Allen Guelzo is one of the finest Lincoln scholars of our generation, and this book of essays reveals once again a unique combination of impeccable scholarship with a wonderfully readable narrative style."--Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Guelzo's contribution is countering the quest for simple answers in explaining Lincoln's actions, thoughts, and values, and challenging his familiar portrayal as a product of unalloyed American exceptionalism. Guelzo presents Lincoln as a self-taught, and therefore original, thinker in the best sense of the word, and concludes that "we need to know that Lincoln thought and what he thought about." (24) In that effort, this book is a wonderful place to begin. Kenneth J. Winkle, Journal of Historical Biographies "Thoughtful and meticulously documented with a wealth of notes, Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas is a welcome contribution to public and college library American History collections. " --James Cox, Midwest Book Reviews, "Allen Guelzo is one of the finest Lincoln scholars in our generation and this book of essays reveals once again a unique combination of impeccable scholarship with a wonderfully readable narrative style."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, author ofTeam of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Allen Guelzo is one of the finest Lincoln scholars of our generation, and this book of essays reveals once again a unique combination of impeccable scholarship with a wonderfully readable narrative style. - Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln ""Written in an easy, flowing style, Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas is a valuable compendium of the ideas driving some of our most important historical inquiries into Lincoln's life and times. This first-rate collection is a significant contribution to the literature on Lincoln."" - Brian R. Dirck, author of Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809-1865, "Written in an easy, flowing style,Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideasis a valuable compendium of the ideas driving some of our most important historical inquiries into Lincoln's life and times. Allen C. Guelzo addresses subjects that have aroused a good deal of interest and debate in historical circles: race, emancipation, Lincoln's religious views, and his record on wartime civil liberties, and introduces some fresh concepts-particularly the need to understand Lincoln's intellectual development within the larger context of American intellectual history. This first-rate collection is a significant contribution to the literature on Lincoln."-Brian R. Dirck, author ofLincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 18091865, "Allen Guelzo is one of the finest Lincoln scholars of our generation, and this book of essays reveals once again a unique combination of impeccable scholarship with a wonderfully readable narrative style."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, author ofTeam of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, "Written in an easy, flowing style,Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideasis a valuable compendium of the ideas driving some of our most important historical inquiries into Lincoln's life and times. This first-rate collection is a significant contribution to the literature on Lincoln."-Brian R. Dirck, author ofLincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 18091865, "Written in an easy, flowing style, Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas is a valuable compendium of the ideas driving some of our most important historical inquiries into Lincoln's life and times. This first-rate collection is a significant contribution to the literature on Lincoln."--Brian R. Dirck, author of Lincoln and Davis: Imagining America, 1809--1865

Dewey Decimal973.7092

SynopsisAbraham Lincoln was a skilled politician, an inspirational leader, and a man of humor and pathos. What many may not realize is how much he was also a man of ideas. Despite the most meager of formal educations, Lincoln's tremendous intellectual curiosity drove him into the circle of Enlightenment philosophy and democratic political ideology. And from these, Lincoln developed a set of political convictions that guided him throughout his life and his presidency. Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas , a compilation of ten essays from Lincoln scholar, Allen C. Guelzo, uncovers the hidden sources of Lincoln's ideas and examines the beliefs that directed his career and brought an end to slavery and the Civil War. These essays reveal Lincoln to be a man of impressive intellectual probity and depth as well as a man of great contradictions. He was an apostle of freedom who did not believe in human free will; a champion of the Constitution who had to step outside of it in order to save it; a man of many acquaintances and admirers, but few friends; a man who opposed slavery but also opposed the abolition of it; a man of prudence who took more political risks than any other president. Guelzo explores the many faces of Lincoln's ideas, and especially the influence of the Founding Fathers and the great European champions of democracy. And he links the 16th president's struggles with the issues of race, emancipation, religion, and civil liberties to the challenges these issues continue to offer to Americans today. Lincoln played many roles in his life--lawyer, politician, president--but in each he was driven by a core of values, convictions, and beliefs about economics, society, and democracy. Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas is a broad and exciting survey of the ideas that made Lincoln great, just as we celebrate the bicentennial his birth., Abraham Lincoln was a skilled politician, an inspirational leader, and a man of humor and pathos. Despite the most meager of formal educations, Lincoln's tremendous intellectual curiosity drove him into the circle of Enlightenment philosophy and democratic political ideology. This title looks into the mind of Abraham Lincoln.

LC Classification NumberE457.2.G875 2009