A just and generous nation : Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity

Resource Information

The work A just and generous nation : Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bowdoin College Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

A just and generous nation : Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity

Title remainder

Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity

Statement of responsibility

Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle

Creator

• Holzer, Harold,

Contributor

• Garfinkle, Norton, 1931-

Author

• Holzer, Harold,
• Garfinkle, Norton, 1931-

Subject

• Economic development -- United States -- History -- 19th century
• Economics
• Equality -- Economic aspects
• Equality -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
• History
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views
• Political and social views
• Politics and government
• Social aspects
• 1800 - 1899
• Social mobility -- United States -- History -- 19th century
• United States
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic aspects
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
• United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
• War -- Causes
• Social mobility
• American Civil War (1861-1865)
• Economic development

Genre

• History

Language

eng

Summary

"In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president to go to war when the Southern states seceded from the Union. Rather than a commitment to eradicating slavery or a defense of the Union, they argue, Lincoln's guiding principle was the defense of equal economic opportunity. Lincoln firmly believed that the government's primary role was to ensure that all Americans had the opportunity to better their station in life. As president, he worked tirelessly to enshrine this ideal within the federal government. He funded railroads and canals, supported education, and, most importantly, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which opened the door for former slaves to join white Americans in striving for self-improvement. In our own age of unprecedented inequality, A Just and Generous Nation reestablishes Lincoln's legacy as the protector not just of personal freedom but of the American dream itself"--

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography