Title: American public philosophy and the mystery of Lincolnism
First published: 2009
Description: "Examines why the Republican Party was unable to sustain Lincoln's ideas and why neither Republicans nor Democrats were able to formulate an alternative public philosophy to Lincolnism. Sand describes how radical Republicans and purist Democrats battled for control of America's public philosophy, and how moderate Republicans and legitimist Democrats placed issue and policy debates over ideology"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Politics and government, History, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Political science, Democratic Party (U.S.), Philosophy, Influence, Political and social views, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, Reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877), United states, politics and government, 1865-1900, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865
LC classification: E457.2 .S297 2009