Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln old fashioned with essays from three scholars

with essays from three scholars on their meaning and legacy

From Lucretia Mott

Her book is a timely and eloquent argument for a reasoned approach to determining what literature still deserves to be read and taught and discussed

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That striking change was manifested both at home in periods of progressive reform and abroad

Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln old fashioned with essays from three scholarsAbraham Lincoln grew up in the long shadow of the Founding Fathers. Seeking an intellectual and emotional replacement for his own taciturn father, Lincoln turned to the great men of the founding Washington, Paine, Jefferson and their great documents the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution for knowledge, guidance, inspiration, and purpose. Out of the power vacuum created by their passing, Lincoln emerged from among his peers as the true