TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schneider,Thomas E.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Lincoln's defense of politics: the public man and his opponents in the crisis over slavery 
AV  - E457.2 .S37 2006eb
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of Missouri Press
KW  - Lincoln, Abraham,
KW  - Slavery
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Southern States
KW  - Justification
KW  - Antislavery movements
KW  - Slaves
KW  - Emancipation
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1861-1865
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-214) and index; A divided Lincoln? -- Stephen A. Douglas : the missing constitutional basis -- Alexander H. Stephens : slavery, secession, and the higher law -- John C. Calhoun : the politics of interest -- George Fitzhugh : the turn to history -- The attack on Locke -- Henry David Thoreau : the question of political engagement -- William Lloyd Garrison : from disunionist to Lincoln emancipationist -- Frederick Douglass : antislavery constitutionalism and the problem of consent -- Freedom, political and economic -- Between legalism and the higher law -- Lincoln's defense of politics; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "Examines six of Lincoln's key opponents (states' rights constitutionalists Alexander H. Stephens, John C. Calhoun, and George Fitzhugh; and abolitionists Henry David Thoreau, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass) to illustrate the broad significance of the slavery question and to highlight the importance of political considerations in public decision making"--Provided by publisher
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10128995
ER  -