Lincoln's Unfinished Work: The New Birth of Freedom from Generation to Generation - Hardcover
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Lincoln's Unfinished Work: The New Birth of Freedom from Generation to Generation
In his Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln promised that the nation's sacrifices during the Civil War would lead to a "new birth of freedom." Lincoln's Unfinished Work analyzes how the United States has attempted to realize--or subvert--that promise over the past century and a half. The volume is not solely about Lincoln, or the immediate unfinished work of Reconstruction, or the broader...
Orville Vernon Burton is the Judge Matthew J. Perry Jr. Distinguished Professor of History at Clemson University, University Distinguished Teacher/Scholar Emeritus at the University of Illinois, and author of several books about Civil War-era America, including The Age of Lincoln: A History.
Peter Eisenstadt is an affiliate scholar in the Department of History at Clemson University. He is the...Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.