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001 2008041654
003 DLC
005 20081029080626.0
008 080924s2009 nyu b 000 0deng
010 $a 2008041654
020 $a9780195367805
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aE457.2$b.G874 2009
082 00 $a973.7092$aB$222
100 1 $aGuelzo, Allen C.
245 10 $aLincoln :$ba very short introduction /$cAllen C. Guelzo.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2009.
263 $a0901
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aVery short introductions
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 2 $aEquality -- Advancement -- Law -- Liberty -- Debate -- Emancipation -- Reunion.
520 $a"Abraham Lincoln was a fatalist who promoted freedom; he was a classical liberal who couched liberalism's greatest deed - emancipation of the slaves - in the unliberal language of divine providence; he was a religious doubter who became a national icon bordering on religion; and he was a rights-oriented liberal who appealed to natural law when confronting slavery"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aLincoln, Abraham,$d1809-1865$xPhilosophy.
600 10 $aLincoln, Abraham,$d1809-1865$xPolitical and social views.
600 10 $aLincoln, Abraham,$d1809-1865$xReligion.
650 0 $aPresidents$zUnited States$vBiography.