On hallowed ground
Subtitle: Abraham Lincoln and the foundations of American history
By: John Patrick Diggins.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.; Political culture -- United States.; Liberalism -- United States.; Enlightenment -- United States.; United States -- History -- Philosophy.; United States -- Intellectual life.; United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy.
Description: "John Patrick Diggins offers a reassessment of American history, emphasizing the foundational role of Abraham Lincoln's moral and political theory. Distressed by the divisive impact of modern identity politics, Diggins argues persuasively that in the central tenets of Lincoln's political faith - the redeeming value of labor and the rights to property and self-determination - we find the purest expression of the values that have united Americans and guided American history."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-321) and index.