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The Resource A just and generous nation : Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity, Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle

A just and generous nation : Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity, Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle

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"In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president to go to war when the Southern states seceded from the Union. Rather than a commitment to eradicating slavery or a defense of the Union, they argue, Lincoln's guiding principle was the defense of equal economic opportunity. Lincoln firmly believed that the government's primary role was to ensure that all Americans had the opportunity to better their station in life. As president, he worked tirelessly to enshrine this ideal within the federal government. He funded railroads and canals, supported education, and, most importantly, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which opened the door for former slaves to join white Americans in striving for self-improvement. In our own age of unprecedented inequality, A Just and Generous Nation reestablishes Lincoln's legacy as the protector not just of personal freedom but of the American dream itself"--
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eng
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311 pages
Contents
  • PART ONE
  • 1. Simple Annals of the Poor : Dreaming the American Dream
  • 2. Right Makes Might : Lincoln the Candidate
  • 3. Chain of Steel : Defender of the Union
  • 4. Saving the Union : Lincoln the Leader
  • 5. Wholly Evil or Wholly Good : Not Quite an Abolitionist
  • 6. Forever Free : Lincoln the Emancipator
  • 7. What We Say Here and What we Do Here : Lincoln the Warrior
  • PART TWO
  • 8. Full Speed Ahead : Without Lincoln at the Helm
  • 9. Positive Government : The Lincoln Legacy
  • 10. For a Vast Future : Expanding Lincoln's American Dream
  • 11. Government Is the Problem : Rejecting Lincoln's Legacy
  • 12. The New Economic Debate : Clinton, Bush, and Obama
  • Epilogue : Government for the People : Lincoln's Unfinished Work
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9780465028306
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A just and generous nation : Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity
Title
A just and generous nation
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Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity
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Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle
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Language
eng
Summary
"In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president to go to war when the Southern states seceded from the Union. Rather than a commitment to eradicating slavery or a defense of the Union, they argue, Lincoln's guiding principle was the defense of equal economic opportunity. Lincoln firmly believed that the government's primary role was to ensure that all Americans had the opportunity to better their station in life. As president, he worked tirelessly to enshrine this ideal within the federal government. He funded railroads and canals, supported education, and, most importantly, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which opened the door for former slaves to join white Americans in striving for self-improvement. In our own age of unprecedented inequality, A Just and Generous Nation reestablishes Lincoln's legacy as the protector not just of personal freedom but of the American dream itself"--
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Holzer, Harold
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non fiction
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1931-
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Garfinkle, Norton
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  • Lincoln, Abraham
  • Lincoln, Abraham
  • Lincoln, Abraham
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Equality
  • Economic development
  • Social mobility
  • United States
  • États-Unis
  • États-Unis
  • Développement économique
  • Mobilité sociale
  • États-Unis
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • HISTORY
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • HISTORY
  • Economic development
  • Economics
  • Equality
  • Political and social views
  • Politics and government
  • Social aspects
  • Social mobility
  • War
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Equality
  • Economic development
  • Social mobility
  • United States
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A just and generous nation : Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity, Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle
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Publication
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-291) and index
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Contents
PART ONE -- 1. Simple Annals of the Poor : Dreaming the American Dream -- 2. Right Makes Might : Lincoln the Candidate -- 3. Chain of Steel : Defender of the Union -- 4. Saving the Union : Lincoln the Leader -- 5. Wholly Evil or Wholly Good : Not Quite an Abolitionist -- 6. Forever Free : Lincoln the Emancipator -- 7. What We Say Here and What we Do Here : Lincoln the Warrior -- PART TWO -- 8. Full Speed Ahead : Without Lincoln at the Helm -- 9. Positive Government : The Lincoln Legacy -- 10. For a Vast Future : Expanding Lincoln's American Dream -- 11. Government Is the Problem : Rejecting Lincoln's Legacy -- 12. The New Economic Debate : Clinton, Bush, and Obama -- Epilogue : Government for the People : Lincoln's Unfinished Work
Control code
905686102
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
311 pages
Isbn
9780465028306
Lccn
2015022842
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 651
Other control number
  • 99964124721
  • 99965506826
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illustrations
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1396877
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(OCoLC)905686102
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A just and generous nation : Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity, Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-291) and index
Carrier category
volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
PART ONE -- 1. Simple Annals of the Poor : Dreaming the American Dream -- 2. Right Makes Might : Lincoln the Candidate -- 3. Chain of Steel : Defender of the Union -- 4. Saving the Union : Lincoln the Leader -- 5. Wholly Evil or Wholly Good : Not Quite an Abolitionist -- 6. Forever Free : Lincoln the Emancipator -- 7. What We Say Here and What we Do Here : Lincoln the Warrior -- PART TWO -- 8. Full Speed Ahead : Without Lincoln at the Helm -- 9. Positive Government : The Lincoln Legacy -- 10. For a Vast Future : Expanding Lincoln's American Dream -- 11. Government Is the Problem : Rejecting Lincoln's Legacy -- 12. The New Economic Debate : Clinton, Bush, and Obama -- Epilogue : Government for the People : Lincoln's Unfinished Work
Control code
905686102
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
311 pages
Isbn
9780465028306
Lccn
2015022842
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 651
Other control number
  • 99964124721
  • 99965506826
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
1396877
System control number
(OCoLC)905686102

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