{"product_id":"9780823227389","title":"Lincoln Revisited: New Insights from the Lincoln Forum","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis essay collection “draws together some of the best and brightest Abraham Lincoln scholars around” for a fresh and enlightening view of his life (\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e More than 150 years after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains the most written-about figure in American history. \u003ci\u003eLincoln Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant gathering of fresh scholarship by the leading Lincoln historians of our time. Brought together by the Lincoln Forum, these scholars tackle uncharted territory and emerging questions; they also take a new look at established debates—including debates about their own landmark works.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Here, key chapters in Lincoln’s legacy are revisited—from Matthew Pinsker on Lincoln’s private life; Jean Baker on religion and the Lincoln marriage; Geoffrey Perret on Lincoln as leader; and Frank J. Williams on Lincoln and civil liberties in wartime.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e These eighteen original essays explore every corner of Lincoln’s world—religion and politics, slavery and sovereignty, presidential leadership and the rule of law, the Second Inaugural Address and the assassination.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In his 1956 classic, \u003ci\u003eLincoln Reconsidered\u003c\/i\u003e, David Herbert Donald confronted the Lincoln myth. Today, the scholars in \u003ci\u003eLincoln Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e give a new generation of students, scholars, and citizens the perspectives vital for understanding the constantly reinterpreted genius of Abraham Lincoln.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A superb collection.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070152261872,"sku":"9780823227389","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780823227389_p0.jpg?v=1769910033","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780823227389","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}