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- catalog abstract ""Harry V. Jaffa illuminates Lincoln's understanding of the concepts of self-government, equality, and statesmanship, and he offers penetrating insights into Lincoln's refutation of the political philosophy and constitutional interpretations of John C. Calhoun and the southern secessionists. A New Birth of Freedom is a work of major importance that will require all Americans to reevaluate their understanding of Abraham Lincoln, especially his decision to prosecute the bloodiest war of American history."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11787249.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Harry V. Jaffa illuminates Lincoln's understanding of the concepts of self-government, equality, and statesmanship, and he offers penetrating insights into Lincoln's refutation of the political philosophy and constitutional interpretations of John C. Calhoun and the southern secessionists. A New Birth of Freedom is a work of major importance that will require all Americans to reevaluate their understanding of Abraham Lincoln, especially his decision to prosecute the bloodiest war of American history."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 489-535) and index.".
- catalog description "The election of 1800 and the election of 1860 -- The Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and historians -- The divided American mind on the eve of conflict: James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, and Alexander Stephens survey the crisis -- The mind of Lincoln's Inaugural and the argument and action of the debate that shaped it, I -- The mind of Lincoln's Inaugural and the argument and action of the debate that shaped it, II -- July 4, 1861: Lincoln tells why the Union must be preserved -- Slavery, succession, and state rights: the political teaching of John C. Calhoun -- Appendix: "The dividing line between Federal and local authority: popular sovereignty in the territories": a commentary.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 549 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0847699528".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.7 21".
- catalog subject "E459 .J34 2000".
- catalog subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Inauguration, 1861.".
- catalog subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address.".
- catalog subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.".
- catalog subject "Presidents United States Election 1860.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The election of 1800 and the election of 1860 -- The Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and historians -- The divided American mind on the eve of conflict: James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, and Alexander Stephens survey the crisis -- The mind of Lincoln's Inaugural and the argument and action of the debate that shaped it, I -- The mind of Lincoln's Inaugural and the argument and action of the debate that shaped it, II -- July 4, 1861: Lincoln tells why the Union must be preserved -- Slavery, succession, and state rights: the political teaching of John C. Calhoun -- Appendix: "The dividing line between Federal and local authority: popular sovereignty in the territories": a commentary.".
- catalog title "A new birth of freedom : Abraham Lincoln and the coming of the Civil War / Harry V. Jaffa.".
- catalog type "text".