Since historians, as well as other writers, started writing about Abraham Lincoln, there have been those who have worked hard to give us a well-rounded image of the 16th president. Lincoln is the most written about figure in American history and hundreds of books about him are published each year. Our historical knowledge of Lincoln [...]
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Dispelling the Dispellers of Lincoln Myths
Posted in Abolition, Abraham Lincoln, American Democracy, Civil War, Civil War Memory, Political History, Race in America, Uses of History on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Abraham Lincoln and Material Culture
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Democracy, Material Culture on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent essay, published in the Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, Erika Nunamaker examined Abraham Lincoln’s “egalitarian refinement.” “Egalitarian refinement,” according to historian Joyce Appleby, can be described as “an oxymoron that nicely captured the split personality of American society, with its yearning for the manners of the better sort and appreciation of [...]
