Abraham Lincoln and the virtues of war
Subtitle: how Civil War families challenged and transformed our national values
By: Jean E. Friedman
Publisher: Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9781440833618; 9781440833625
Subjects: History; Influence; Social aspects; American National characteristics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-178) and index.
Table of contents: title: Lincoln's testament to the virtues of war; title: Honor and the moral imagination of Confederate family politics; title: The Appleton family's practices of justice tested in the Civil War; title: Patriotism and the twin loyalties of African American families; title: The challenge of moral commitment in three Civil War families.