Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns
Subtitle: connected lives and legends
By: Ferenc Morton Szasz.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780809328550
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Ethics; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Political and social views; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Influence; Burns, Robert, -- 1759-1796 -- Ethics; Burns, Robert, -- 1759-1796 -- Political and social views; Burns, Robert, -- 1759-1796 -- Influence; Presidents -- United States -- Biography; Poets, Scottish -- 18th century -- Biography; United States -- Intellectual life -- 1783-1865; Scotland -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Today the images of Robert Burns and Abraham Lincoln are recognized worldwide, yet few are aware of the connection between the two men. In Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns: Connected Lives and Legends, author Ferenc Morton Szasz reveals how famed Scots poet Robert Burns - and Scotland in general - influenced the life and thought of one of the most beloved and important U.S. presidents and how the legends of the two men became intertwined after their deaths. This is the first work to link the influence, philosophy, and artistry of these two larger-than-life figures."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Robert Burns : a brief biography; title: Burns' poetry comes to America; title: The Lincoln-Burns connection; title: Scottish émigrés and Scottish ideas in Lincoln's world; title: Burns and Lincoln in historical memory; title: Epilogue : the dilemmas of democratic fame; title: Appendix A : selected Burns' verses; title: Appendix B : selected Lincoln documents.