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Abraham Lincoln and the forge of national memory

From his memorial in Washington and immortalization on Mount Rushmore, one might assume Abraham Lincoln was a national hero rather than a controversial president. Drawing on an array of material, this is a study of the role Lincoln's reputation and memory has played in American life.
Print Book, English, 2000
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2000
xiii, 367 p. : il. ; 24 cm
9780226741970, 0226741974
912160101