Lincoln & Davis
Subtitle: imagining America, 1809-1865
By: Brian R. Dirck.
Series: American political thought
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Political and social views.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography.; Presidents -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.; Nationalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Nationalism -- Confederate States of America -- History.; National characteristics, American.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Lincoln and Davis
Description: "Abraham Lincoln: the Great Emancipator, savior of the Union, and revered national hero. Jefferson Davis: defender of slavery, leader of a lost cause, and forlorn object of scorn. Both Lincoln and Davis remain locked in the American psyche as iconic symbols of victory and defeat. They presided over a terrible war that decided the fate of slavery and severely tested each man's resolve and potential for greatness.

But, as Brian Dirck shows, such images tend to obscure the larger visions that compelled both men to pursue policies and actions that resulted in such a devastating national tragedy.".

"Going well beyond most conventional accounts, Dirck examines Lincoln's and Davis's respective ideas concerning national identity, highlighting the strengths and shortcomings of each leader's worldview. By focusing on issues that have often been overlooked in previous studies of Lincoln and Davis - and of the war in general - he reveals the ways in which these two leaders viewed that imagined community called the American nation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-320) and index.