Loathing Lincoln - An American Tradition from the Civil War to the Present

Examines the critics of President Lincoln, from Confederates who labeled him a despot, to those who blamed him for the civil rights movement, to contemporary libertarians who accuse him of trampling the Constitution.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

John McKee Barr is professor of history at Lone Star College--Kingwood.

Zusammenfassung

Surveys the broad array of criticisms about Abraham Lincoln that emerged when he stepped onto the national stage, expanded during the Civil War, and continued to evolve after his death and into the present.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John McKee Barr
• Verlag: Louisiana state univ pr
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 07.04.2014
• EAN: 9780807153833
• ISBN: 978-0-8071-5383-3
• Seiten: 480
• Serien: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimens; Conflicting Worlds: New Dimens; Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Neuzeit bis 1918; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges