02587nam a2200373Ia 4500 ebr10128995 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050923s2006 mou sb 001 0deng d 2005026927 0826216064 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)608937653 E457.2 .S37 2006eb Schneider, Thomas E., 1963- Lincoln's defense of politics [electronic resource] : the public man and his opponents in the crisis over slavery / Thomas E. Schneider. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006. xi, 224 p. 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. "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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Views on slavery. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Adversaries. Slavery Political aspects United States History 19th century. Slavery Southern States Justification. Antislavery movements United States History 19th century. Slaves Emancipation United States. United States Politics and government 1861-1865. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10128995 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 184586 184586