Bibliograph

Loathing Lincoln, an American tradition from the Civil War to the present, John McKee Barr

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Label

Loathing Lincoln, an American tradition from the Civil War to the present, John McKee Barr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-452) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Loathing Lincoln

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

851285541

Responsibility statement

John McKee Barr

Series statement

Conflicting worlds: new dimensions of the American Civil War

Sub title

an American tradition from the Civil War to the present

Summary

"An analysis of Lincoln in historical memory and an examination of how his critics--on both the right and the left--have frequently reflected the anxiety and discontent Americans felt about their lives."--Publisher description

Table Of Contents

Marked for bitterness : the Civil War era, 1858-1865 -- Expressions of the lips versus those of the heart : postbellum disgust, 1865-1889 -- A new national type: the great imperialist, 1890-1918 -- The self-pity of the defeated: contesting "Lincolnolatry," 1918-1945 -- An infinitely complicated figure: is freedom enough? 1945-1989 -- A litmus test for American conservatism: the great centralizer, 1989-2012

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