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Also by Eric Foner:

The Fiery Trial, October 2011
Paperback / e-Book
The Fiery Trial, October 2010
Hardcover
Our Lincoln, October 2008
Hardcover
Give Me Liberty!, September 2008
Paperback
Forever Free, November 2005
Hardcover
A House Divided, May 1991
Paperback

OUR LINCOLN
By: Eric Foner

New Perspectives On Lincoln And His World

W. W. Norton
October 2008
On Sale: October 13, 2008
256 pages
ISBN: 0393067564
EAN: 9780393067569
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Biography

Our best historians offer fresh insights on Abraham Lincoln and his time to mark the upcoming bicentennial of Lincoln's birth.In 1876 the abolitionist Frederick Douglass observed, "No man can say anything that is new of Abraham Lincoln." Undeterred, the contributors to Our Lincoln believe it is possible even now, especially if the starting point is the interaction between the life and the times.Several of these original essays focus on Lincoln's leadership as president and commander in chief. James M. McPherson examines Lincoln's deft navigation of the crosscurrents of politics and wartime strategy. Sean Wilentz assesses Lincoln's evolving position in the context of party politics. On slavery and race, Eric Foner writes of Lincoln and the movement to colonize emancipated slaves outside the United States. James Oakes considers Lincoln's views on race and citizenship. There are also brilliant essays on Lincoln's literary style, religious beliefs, and family life. The Lincoln who emerges is a man of his time, yet able to transcend and transform it—a reasonable measure of greatness.

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