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- 2011035161 abstract "Emancipating Lincoln seeks a new approach to the Emancipation Proclamation, a foundational text of American liberty that in recent years has been subject to woeful misinterpretation. These seventeen hundred words are Lincoln's most important piece of writing, responsible both for his being hailed as the Great Emancipator and for his being pilloried by those who consider his once-radical effort at emancipation insufficient and half-hearted. Harold Holzer, an award-winning Lincoln scholar, invites us to examine the impact of Lincoln's momentous announcement at the moment of its creation, and then as its meaning has changed over time. Using neglected original sources, Holzer uncovers Lincoln's very modern manipulation of the media-from his promulgation of disinformation to the ways he variously withheld, leaked, and promoted the Proclamation- in order to make his society-altering announcement palatable to America. Examining his agonizing revisions, we learn why a peerless prose writer executed what he regarded as his 'greatest act' in leaden language. Turning from word to image, we see the complex responses in American sculpture, painting, and illustration across the past century and a half, as artists sought to criticize, lionize, and profit from Lincoln's endeavor. Holzer shows the faults in applying our own standards to Lincoln's efforts, but also demonstrates how Lincoln's obfuscations made it nearly impossible to discern his true motives. As we approach the 150th anniversary of the Proclamation, this concise volume is a vivid depiction of the painfully slow march of all Americans-white and black, leaders and constituents-toward freedom. -- Publisher description".
- 2011035161 contributor B12141089.
- 2011035161 coverage "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
- 2011035161 created "2012.".
- 2011035161 date "2012".
- 2011035161 date "2012.".
- 2011035161 dateCopyrighted "2012.".
- 2011035161 description "Emancipating Lincoln seeks a new approach to the Emancipation Proclamation, a foundational text of American liberty that in recent years has been subject to woeful misinterpretation. These seventeen hundred words are Lincoln's most important piece of writing, responsible both for his being hailed as the Great Emancipator and for his being pilloried by those who consider his once-radical effort at emancipation insufficient and half-hearted. Harold Holzer, an award-winning Lincoln scholar, invites us to examine the impact of Lincoln's momentous announcement at the moment of its creation, and then as its meaning has changed over time. Using neglected original sources, Holzer uncovers Lincoln's very modern manipulation of the media-from his promulgation of disinformation to the ways he variously withheld, leaked, and promoted the Proclamation- in order to make his society-altering announcement palatable to America. Examining his agonizing revisions, we learn why a peerless prose writer executed what he regarded as his 'greatest act' in leaden language. Turning from word to image, we see the complex responses in American sculpture, painting, and illustration across the past century and a half, as artists sought to criticize, lionize, and profit from Lincoln's endeavor. Holzer shows the faults in applying our own standards to Lincoln's efforts, but also demonstrates how Lincoln's obfuscations made it nearly impossible to discern his true motives. As we approach the 150th anniversary of the Proclamation, this concise volume is a vivid depiction of the painfully slow march of all Americans-white and black, leaders and constituents-toward freedom. -- Publisher description".
- 2011035161 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-198) and index.".
- 2011035161 description "The bow of promise -- Emancipator versus pettifogger -- Sacred effigies.".
- 2011035161 extent "213 p., [28] p. of plates :".
- 2011035161 identifier "0674064402 (alk. paper)".
- 2011035161 identifier "9780674064409 (alk. paper)".
- 2011035161 issued "2012".
- 2011035161 issued "2012.".
- 2011035161 language "eng".
- 2011035161 publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,".
- 2011035161 spatial "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
- 2011035161 spatial "United States.".
- 2011035161 subject "973.7/14 23".
- 2011035161 subject "E453 .H644 2012".
- 2011035161 subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Views on slavery.".
- 2011035161 subject "Slaves Emancipation United States.".
- 2011035161 subject "United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation.".
- 2011035161 tableOfContents "The bow of promise -- Emancipator versus pettifogger -- Sacred effigies.".
- 2011035161 title "Emancipating Lincoln : the Proclamation in text, context, and memory / Harold Holzer.".
- 2011035161 type "text".