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Lincoln and the American manifesto
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Discusses the moral principles that influenced Abraham Lincoln and his use of the Declaration of Independence as the basis for his abolition of slavery, and the reasons behind Jefferson's use of de...
Discusses the moral principles that influenced Abraham Lincoln and his use of the Declaration of Independence as the basis for his abolition of slavery, and the reasons behind Jefferson's use of deism instead of Christianity as the force behind the document.
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- Creator
- Allen Jayne
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007
- Physical Details
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- 392 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781591025023, 1591025028
- OCLC
- ocm77494484
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-380) and index.
- Jefferson, Deism, and the Declaration of Independence -- Lincoln, Deism, and the Declaration of Independence -- Moral-sense theory in Jefferson and Lincoln -- The declaration's advocate -- The Gettysburg Address -- The second inaugural address -- Appendix 1 : The Declaration of Independence -- Appendix 2 : Lincoln's first inaugural address -- Appendix 3 : The Gettysburg Address -- Appendix 4 : Lincoln's second inaugural address
Subjects
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Religion.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Oratory.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Religion.
- United States.
- Deism -- United States.
- Religion and politics -- United States -- History.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.