Abraham Lincoln in the post-heroic era history and memory in late twentieth-century America - Schwartz, Barry, 1938-; ebrary, Inc. (Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008)
Ascension : Lincoln in the Great Depression -- Apex : Lincoln in the Second World War -- Transition : Cold War, racial conflict, and contested images of Lincoln -- Transfiguration : civil rights movement, vanishing savior of the Union -- Erosion : fading prestige, benign ridicule -- Post-heroic era : acids of equality and the waning of greatness -- Inertia : the enduring Lincoln.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-370) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Public opinion; Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Influence; Presidents -- United States -- Biography; Multiculturalism -- United States; United States -- History -- 20th century; Electronic books