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The Resource Founders' son : a life of Abraham Lincoln, Richard Brookhiser., (electronic resource)
Founders' son : a life of Abraham Lincoln, Richard Brookhiser., (electronic resource)
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The item Founders' son : a life of Abraham Lincoln, Richard Brookhiser., (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item Founders' son : a life of Abraham Lincoln, Richard Brookhiser., (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- Abraham Lincoln grew up in the long shadow of the Founding Fathers. Seeking an intellectual and emotional replacement for his own taciturn father, Lincoln turned to the great men of the founding?Washington, Paine, Jefferson?and their great documents?the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution?for knowledge, guidance, inspiration, and purpose. Out of the power vacuum created by their passing, Lincoln emerged from among his peers as the true inheritor of the Founders? mantle, bringing their vision to bear on the Civil War and the question of slavery. In -- Founders? Son
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- 1809-1830: youth
- George Washington and liberty
- 1830-1840: manhood
- Thomas Paine, laughter, and reason
- 1840-1852: maturity
- Henry Clay and the Fourth of July
- 1854: the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
- 1855-1858: running for senate
- 1859-1860: running for president
- Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. The towering genius (I)
- The election of 1860. The towering genius (II)
- 1861-1863: war, emancipation
- Preamble to the Constitution
- 1864-1865: war, death
- God the father
- 1865: victory. The towering genius (III)
- Epilogue: One old man
- Isbn
- 9780465056866
- Label
- Founders' son : a life of Abraham Lincoln
- Title
- Founders' son
- Title remainder
- a life of Abraham Lincoln
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Brookhiser.
- Subject
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- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States | Biography
- Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865
- Electronic books
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
- Political science
- United States -- Politics and government | 1861-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Abraham Lincoln grew up in the long shadow of the Founding Fathers. Seeking an intellectual and emotional replacement for his own taciturn father, Lincoln turned to the great men of the founding?Washington, Paine, Jefferson?and their great documents?the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution?for knowledge, guidance, inspiration, and purpose. Out of the power vacuum created by their passing, Lincoln emerged from among his peers as the true inheritor of the Founders? mantle, bringing their vision to bear on the Civil War and the question of slavery. In -- Founders? Son
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brookhiser, Richard
- Dewey number
- 973.7092
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E457.45
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lincoln, Abraham
- Presidents
- Lincoln, Abraham,
- Political science
- Presidents
- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
- United States
- Label
- Founders' son : a life of Abraham Lincoln, Richard Brookhiser., (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1809-1830: youth -- George Washington and liberty -- 1830-1840: manhood -- Thomas Paine, laughter, and reason -- 1840-1852: maturity -- Henry Clay and the Fourth of July -- 1854: the repeal of the Missouri Compromise -- 1855-1858: running for senate -- 1859-1860: running for president -- Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. The towering genius (I) -- The election of 1860. The towering genius (II) -- 1861-1863: war, emancipation -- Preamble to the Constitution -- 1864-1865: war, death -- God the father -- 1865: victory. The towering genius (III) -- Epilogue: One old man
- Control code
- o890980958
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780465056866
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 7A83E1F0-D3E7-4F8A-B97B-9706F1D5D397
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o890980958
- (OCoLC)890980958
- Label
- Founders' son : a life of Abraham Lincoln, Richard Brookhiser., (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1809-1830: youth -- George Washington and liberty -- 1830-1840: manhood -- Thomas Paine, laughter, and reason -- 1840-1852: maturity -- Henry Clay and the Fourth of July -- 1854: the repeal of the Missouri Compromise -- 1855-1858: running for senate -- 1859-1860: running for president -- Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. The towering genius (I) -- The election of 1860. The towering genius (II) -- 1861-1863: war, emancipation -- Preamble to the Constitution -- 1864-1865: war, death -- God the father -- 1865: victory. The towering genius (III) -- Epilogue: One old man
- Control code
- o890980958
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780465056866
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 7A83E1F0-D3E7-4F8A-B97B-9706F1D5D397
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o890980958
- (OCoLC)890980958
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
- Electronic books
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
- Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Political science
- Presidents -- United States -- Biography
- Presidents -- United States | Biography
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
- United States -- Politics and government | 1861-1865
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