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Author:

Szasz, Ferenc Morton, 1940-

Title:

Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns : connected lives and legends / Ferenc Morton Szasz.

Publisher:

Southern Illinois University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xii, 242 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Ethics.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Political and social views
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Influence
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Burns, Robert,--1759-1796--Ethics.
Burns, Robert,--1759-1796--Political and social views.
Burns, Robert,--1759-1796--Influence
Poets, Scottish--18th century--Biography.
United States--Intellectual life--1783-1865
Scotland--Intellectual life--18th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-231) and index.

Contents:

Robert Burns : a brief biography -- Burns' poetry comes to America -- The Lincoln-Burns connection -- Scottish ©♭migr©♭s and Scottish ideas in Lincoln's world -- Burns and Lincoln in historical memory -- Epilogue : the dilemmas of democratic fame -- Appendix A : selected Burns verses -- Appendix B : selected Lincoln documents.

ISBN:

0809328550 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780809328550 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)191882113

LCCN:

2008005349

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)