Lincoln über alles : dictatorship comes to America / John Avery Emison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emison, John Avery.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Political and social views.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Military leadership.

Command of troops.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relations with German Americans.

German Americans--History--19th century.

German Americans.

History.

Forty-Eighters (American immigrants).

Secession.

Federal government.

Relations with German Americans.

Germany--History--Revolution, 1848-1849--Refugees.

Germany.

Refugees.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Politics and government.

Federal government--United States--History--19th century.

Secession--United States.

Physical Description:

320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 2009.

Summary:

Abraham Lincoln's election was favorably influenced by the influx of German revolutionaries who fled Europe after the failed revolutions of 1848. Then, his agenda to establish a central government with unlimited political power caused the American Civil War. This fascinating book puts forth these arguments and also explores how, after the war, the legality of secession was viewed.

Contents:

Race : the eight-hundred pound gorilla of American history

The German Forty-Eighters : Lincoln's indispensable allies

Lincoln's call for troops : six governors say "No"

Secession, the Constitution, and law

Sovereignty and the historical context of secession

War crimes : Lincoln prosecutes the war on the South

Secession : legal in 1860, legal today

One nation under surveillance : will the Republic terminate in an empire?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589806924

1589806921

OCLC:

317927952

Publisher Number:

99934630614