Introduction: Lincoln, Dred Scott, and the preservation of liberty / Clarence Thomas -- Part I. Lincoln's character. -- "The Great Invention of the World": Lincoln and literature / Fred Kaplan -- Lincoln, Shakespeare, and tyranny / John Channing Briggs -- Lincoln and race / Michael Burlingame -- Learning to love Lincoln: Frederick Douglass's journey from grievance to gratitude / Diana J. Schaub -- Part II. Lincoln's politics. -- Lincoln and political principles / Thomas L. Krannawitter -- Lincoln, liberty, and the American constitutional union / Lucas E. Morel -- The democratic statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln / Steven Kautz -- "Public sentiment is everything": Abraham Lincoln and the power of public opinion / Allen C. Guelzo -- Lincoln and the lessons of party leadership / Matthew Pinsker -- Lincoln's theology of labor / Joseph R. Fornieri -- Part III. Lincoln at war. -- Abraham Lincoln as war president: Practical wisdom at war / Mackubin Thomas Owens -- Lincoln's executive discretion: The preservation of political constitutionalism / Benjamin A. Kleinerman -- Part IV. Lincoln and modern-day America. -- Lincoln and the progressives / Ronald J. Pestritto and Jason R. Jividen.
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