10%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
Allen C. Guelzo
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy. Now, in Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction, the award-winning Lincoln authority Allen C. Guelzo offers a penetrating look into the mind of one of our greatest presidents. If Lincoln was famous for reading aloud from joke books, Guelzo shows that he also plunged deeply into the mainstream of nineteenth-century liberal democratic thought. Guelzo takes us on a wide-ranging exploration of seven problems that confronted Lincoln and liberal ... Read more
Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy. Now, in Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction, the award-winning Lincoln authority Allen C. Guelzo offers a penetrating look into the mind of one of our greatest presidents. If Lincoln was famous for reading aloud from joke books, Guelzo shows that he also plunged deeply into the mainstream of nineteenth-century liberal democratic thought. Guelzo takes us on a wide-ranging exploration of seven problems that confronted Lincoln and liberal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Weight
123g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195367805
SKU
V9780195367805
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Allen C. Guelzo
Allen C. Guelzo is Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College. He is the author of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America and Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President, both winners of the highly prestigious Lincoln Prize.
Reviews for Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
"Written with grace and flair, this brief biography of Lincoln draws on the author's unexcelled knowledge of the subject to offer incisive interpretations of Lincoln's early life, his antebellum career, his ideology of free labor, his rise to the presidency, and his leadership in a war that preserved the United States as one nation and freed it from the blight ... Read more