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The War Worth Fighting

Name: The War Worth Fighting
Author: Stephen D. Engle
ISBN: 9780813060644

Abraham Lincoln's Presidency and Civil War America

Edited by Stephen D. Engle

Published by: University Press of Florida

Series: The Alan B. and Charna Larkin Series on the American Presidency

The contributors to this volume examine how Lincoln actively and consciously managed the war—diplomatically, militarily, and in the realm of what we might now call public relations—and in doing so, reshaped and redefined the fundamental role of the president.

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Published: May 5, 2015

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This volume of original essays, featuring an all-star lineup of Civil War and Lincoln scholars, provides the most current interpretations of the period and the man thrust into its center. Perhaps no one who ever pledged to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and defend the Constitution faced such fundamental challenges. The contributors to this volume examine how Lincoln actively and consciously managed the war—diplomatically, militarily, and in the realm of what we might now call public relations—and in doing so, reshaped and redefined the fundamental role of the president.

Stephen D. Engle is professor of history and director of the Alan B. Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency at Florida Atlantic University.

“Were the results of the Civil War worth its huge cost in lives and resources? The prominent historians in this thought-provoking volume lay a firm groundwork for answering the question in the affirmative.”—James M. McPherson, author of Abraham Lincoln
“These perceptive essays remind modern Americans why Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War occupy a central place in our broader national history.”—Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Union War
“Adds substantially to our understanding of Lincoln as commander, educator, manager, and model for Americans of his day and ours.”—John David Smith, author of Lincoln and the U.S. Colored Troops
“Offers interpretations that may well challenge the conventional wisdom of many readers—a healthy exercise in understanding that our examination of even a well-traveled road can still be eye-opening.”—John M. Belohlavek, author of Broken Glass: Caleb Cushing & the Shattering of the Union

Introduction
Stephen D. Engle

Part 1. Lincoln’s War and the People’s Contest

Chapter 1. The Passage of Lincoln’s Republic: Providence in Progress
Orville Vernon Burton

Chapter 2. The President as Pedagogue: Teaching Citizenship in Time of War
J. Matthew Gallman

Chapter 3. Lincoln as Commander in Chief: Forays into Generalship
Mark Grimsley

Part 2. The War beyond the White House

Chapter 4. The Political Culture of the North: Party Politics of Nation and State
Jennifer L. Weber

Chapter 5. Legalities in Wartime: The Myth of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
Mark E. Neely Jr.

Chapter 6. Emancipation in Washington, D.C.: Battleground for Freedom and Reconstruction
Kate Masur

Part 3. The Visible Hand of Leadership at Home and Abroad

Chapter 7. Lincoln as Leader: The Visible Hand of the Presidency
Richard J. Carwardine

Chapter 8. Lincoln as Chief Diplomat in War: Perception and Reality
Howard Jones

Chapter 9. Wartime Reconstruction: Constructing the Union’s New Cornerstone
Brooks D. Simpson

Epilogue. Lincoln’s Presidential Legacy: The Last Best Hope
Michael Burlingame

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The War Worth Fighting

Abraham Lincoln's Presidency and Civil War America

The War Worth Fighting

Abraham Lincoln's Presidency and Civil War America

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