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Lincoln as hero

Williams, Frank J.

Lincoln as hero [electronic resource] / Frank J. Williams. - Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (p. cm.) - Concise Lincoln library . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The prairie boy from middle-of-nowhere, USA -- Lincoln as a lawyer -- Lincoln's introduction to politics -- Finding a hero in a military neophyte -- Courage to undertake these extraconstitutional measures -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- The assassination and apotheosis of a hero -- A great American hero.

9780809332182


Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.


Presidents--United States--Biography.


Electronic books.

E457 / .W729 2012

973.7092 B