{"product_id":"9781504034029","title":"Lincoln Reconsidered: Essays on the Civil War Era","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “brilliant” look at America’s sixteenth president by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First published in 1956 and revised and updated for the twenty-first century, \u003ci\u003eLincoln Reconsidered \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterpiece of Civil War scholarship. In a dozen eloquent, witty, and incisive essays, the author of the definitive biography of Abraham Lincoln offers a fresh perspective on topics previously shrouded in myth and hagiography and brings the president’s tough-mindedness, strategic acumen, and political flexibility into sharp focus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Lincoln’s patchwork education to his contradictory interpretations of the Constitution and the legacy of the Founding Fathers, David Herbert Donald reveals the legal mind behind the legend of the Great Emancipator. “Toward a Reconsideration of the Abolitionists” sheds new light on the radicalism of the antislavery movement, while “Herndon and Mary Lincoln” brilliantly characterizes the complicated relationship between two of the president’s closest companions. “Getting Right with Lincoln” and “The Folklore Lincoln” draw on the methods of cultural anthropology to produce a provocative analysis of Lincoln as symbol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No historian has done more to enhance our understanding of Lincoln’s presidency and the causes and effects of the Civil War than Donald. \u003ci\u003eLincoln Reconsidered \u003c\/i\u003eis an entertaining and accessible introduction to his work and a must-read for every student of American history.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173672370416,"sku":"9781504034029","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504034029_p0.jpg?v=1769897444","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504034029","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}