02587nam a2200373Ia 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002800112040002100140035002100161050002400182100003300206245014400239260005400383300001500437504006400452505057900516520040001095533015201495600005201647600004701699650007001746650004501816650006501861650004101926651005501967655002902022710001702051856012602068999001902194ebr10128995CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||050923s2006    mou     sb    001 0deng d  z  2005026927  z0826216064 (alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)60893765314aE457.2b.S37 2006eb1 aSchneider, Thomas E.,d1963-10aLincoln's defense of politicsh[electronic resource] :bthe public man and his opponents in the crisis over slavery /cThomas E. Schneider.  aColumbia :bUniversity of Missouri Press,cc2006.  axi, 224 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-214) and index.0 aA 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.  a"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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aLincoln, Abraham,d1809-1865xViews on slavery.10aLincoln, Abraham,d1809-1865xAdversaries. 0aSlaveryxPolitical aspectszUnited StatesxHistoryy19th century. 0aSlaveryzSouthern StatesxJustification. 0aAntislavery movementszUnited StatesxHistoryy19th century. 0aSlavesxEmancipationzUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxPolitics and governmenty1861-1865. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10128995zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c184586d184586