The Public and the Private Lincoln: Contemporary Perspectives

The contributions to this collection re­assess the man and the myth from contemporary perspectives, widening the dimensions of Lincoln scholarship by confronting such issues as Lincoln's sex­ual identity crisis, his views on blacks, and his strengthening of executive power.

The contributors are Roy P. Basler, Library of Congress; G. S. Boritt, Mem­phis State University; Christopher N. Breiseth, Sangamon State University; Richard N. Current, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Don E. Fehren­bacher, Stanford University; George M. Fredrickson, Northwestern University; Norman Graebner, University of Vir­ginia; Kathryn Kisk Sklar, University of California at Los Angeles; and Charles B. Strozier, Sangamon State University.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809309211
• ISBN13: 9780809309214
• Release Date: December 1979
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"