The Three Kentucky Presidents : Lincoln, Taylor, Davis / Holman Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Holman.

Series:

Kentucky Bicentennial bookshelf.

The Kentucky Bicentennial bookshelf

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Kentucky--Biography.

Kentucky.

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.

Davis, Jefferson.

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.

Taylor, Zachary.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [1978]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The three Kentucky presidents -- Abraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor, and Jefferson Davis -- were profoundly shaped by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between the North and the South, the East and the Western Frontier. Holman Hamilton asserts that these leaders were personally and politically influenced by their connections to the state. The contrasting traits of western frontiersman and southern aristocrat illuminate Kentucky's heritage and affected Taylor, Lincoln, and Davis, presidents during one of America's most troubled eras. Frontier values influenced Lincoln's

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Abraham Lincoln before His Presidency; 2 Jefferson Davis before His Presidency; 3 Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, President; 4 President Lincoln; 5 President Davis; 6 Slavery, Extension, and the Federal Union; Epilogue; Bibliographical Essay

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliography: p. 67-[70].

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813189994

0813189993

9780813190532

0813190533

9780813158440

0813158443

OCLC:

651953470