Lincoln's Enduring Legacy: Perspective from Great Thinkers, Great Leaders, and the American Experiment
- ISBN-10
- 0739149911
- ISBN-13
- 9780739149911
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-12-16
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Authors
- William D. Pederson, Frank J. Williams, Robert P. Watson
Description
This collection of highly readable and accessible essays on Lincoln's legacy offers a wide array of perspectives on the enduring impact of the nation's greatest president on leaders, thinkers, and American history. The book explores how Lincoln's words and deeds have influenced the pursuit of justice and freedom and the practice of democracy in the century and a half since he governed.
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