A just and generous nation : Abraham Lincoln and the fight for American opportunity / Harold Holzer and Norton Garfinkle.

"In A Just and Generous Nation, the eminent historian Harold Holzer and the noted economist Norton Garfinkle present a groundbreaking new account of the beliefs that inspired our sixteenth president to go to war when the Southern states seceded from the Union. Rather than a commitment to eradicating...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Holzer, Harold (Author) Garfinkle, Norton, 1931- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015]
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Economic aspects. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects. Equality > Economic aspects > United States > History > 19th century. Economic development > United States > History > 19th century. Social mobility > United States > History > 19th century. United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History. HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865. Economic development. Economics. Equality > Economic aspects. Political and social views. Politics and government. Social aspects. Social mobility. War > Causes. United States. 1800 - 1899 History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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