02482cam a2200349 i 4500 1164861731 TxAuBib 20210201120000.0 191018s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019047287 9781594206047 hardcover 159420604X hardcover (OCoLC)1127067670 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCF OCLCO BDX YDX OCL GK8 TOH OCO OI6 UAP T3Q ILC YDX EAU BKL UtOrBLW TxAuBib rda Reynolds, David S., 1948-, author. Abe : Abraham Lincoln in his times / David S. Reynolds. New York : Penguin Press, 2020. ℗2020. xx, 1,066 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [939]-1030) and index. The Lincoln tree -- Child of the frontier -- Foundations of presidential character -- The powers of nature -- The school of events -- Turmoil and sensations -- Law and culture -- Economy and politics -- Antislavery emergence -- The isms and the woolly horse -- The Springfield family -- The house divided and the Lincoln-Douglas debates -- Blondin, Barnum, and B'hoys -- Challenging session -- The higher laws of war -- The Lincoln White House -- "O Captain!" -- Commander in chief -- Forging cultural unity -- Politics, race, and the culture wars -- Democratic eloquence -- Union, tragedy, and legacy. "ABE is a cultural biography of Abraham Lincoln, following Lincoln's monumental life from cradle to grave while weaving a narrative that includes Lincoln's cultural influences and the nation-wide and regional cultural trends and moods and happenings of his day, and how Lincoln both shaped and was shaped by his America. The music, humor, literature, and fashions of the time and their impact on Lincoln's life are explored as well, and analysis of other important figures such as Lincoln's wife, his assassin, his professional partners, etc., also draw on this culturally focused style"-- Provided by publisher. 20210201. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865. Presidents United States Biography. Biography. United States Social life and customs 19th century. TXKIP