The war worth fighting : Abraham Lincoln's presidency and Civil War America / edited by Stephen D. Engle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Engle, Stephen Douglas, editor.

Series:

Alan B. Larkin series on the American presidency.

Alan B. Larkin Series on the American Presidency

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--History.

African Americans.

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

United States.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Lincoln, Abraham.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume collects the papers of the 7th annual Larkin Symposium, adding additional essays to flesh out the collection, that explore the context of the Abraham Lincoln presidency, the implications of the Civil War and the new republic that emerged out of the conflict.

Contents:

Introduction / Stephen D. Engle

Part I. Lincoln's war and the people's contest

The passage of Lincoln's republic: Providence in progress / Orville Vernon Burton

The president as pedagogue: teaching citizenship in time of war / J. Matthew Gallman

Lincoln as Commander in Chief: forays into generalship / Mark Grimsley

Part II. The war beyond the White House

The political culture of the North: party politics of nation and state / Jennifer L. Weber

Legalities in wartime: the myth of the writ of habeas corpus / Mark E. Neely Jr

Emancipation in Washington, D.C.: battleground for freedom and reconstruction / Kate Masur

Part III. The visible hand of leadership at home and abroad

Lincoln as leader: the visible hand of the presidency / Richard J. Carwardine

Lincoln as chief diplomat in war: perception and reality / Howard Jones

War-time reconstruction: constructing the union's new cornerstone / Brooks D. Simpson

Epilogue. Lincoln's presidential legacy: the last best hope / Michael Burlingame.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-5096-0

0-8130-5534-2

OCLC:

904695114