On Hallowed Ground: Abraham Lincoln and the Foundations of American History
- ISBN-10
- 0300082371
- ISBN-13
- 9780300082371
- Series
- On Hallowed Ground
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 330
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- John P. Diggins
Description
Contests the validity of Marxist and poststructuralist theory in a review of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln.
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