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Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
by Guelzo, Allen C
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0593534441
- ISBN 13
- 9780593534441
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
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NY: Knopf, 2024. 1st Edition. Hardcover_card stock spine. New/New. Printing not stated. DJ wrapped in mylar. Physical Info: 1.2" H x 8.4" L x 5.9" W (0.9 lbs) 272 pages. Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents. Secure ship w/track #. Abraham Lincoln grappled with the greatest crisis of democracy that has ever confronted the United States. While many books have been written about his temperament, judgment, and steady hand in guiding the country through the Civil War, we know less about Lincoln's penetrating ideas and beliefs about democracy, which were every bit as important as his character in sustaining him through the crisis.
Allen C. Guelzo, one of America's foremost experts on Lincoln, captures the president's firmly held belief that democracy was the greatest political achievement in human history. He shows how Lincoln's deep commitment to the balance between majority and minority rule enabled him to stand firm against secession while also committing the Union to reconciliation rather than recrimination in the aftermath of war. In bringing his subject to life as a rigorous and visionary thinker, Guelzo assesses Lincoln's actions on civil liberties and his views on race, and explains why his vision for the role of government would have made him a pivotal president even if there had been no Civil War. Our Ancient Faith gives us a deeper understanding of this endlessly fascinating man and shows how his ideas are still sharp and relevant more than 150 years later.
Allen C. Guelzo, one of America's foremost experts on Lincoln, captures the president's firmly held belief that democracy was the greatest political achievement in human history. He shows how Lincoln's deep commitment to the balance between majority and minority rule enabled him to stand firm against secession while also committing the Union to reconciliation rather than recrimination in the aftermath of war. In bringing his subject to life as a rigorous and visionary thinker, Guelzo assesses Lincoln's actions on civil liberties and his views on race, and explains why his vision for the role of government would have made him a pivotal president even if there had been no Civil War. Our Ancient Faith gives us a deeper understanding of this endlessly fascinating man and shows how his ideas are still sharp and relevant more than 150 years later.
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- Blacks Bookshop
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- Title
- Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
- Author
- Guelzo, Allen C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_card stock spine
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0593534441
- ISBN 13
- 9780593534441
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2024
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