TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sands,Eric C.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - American public philosophy and the mystery of Lincolnism
AV  - E457.2 .S297 2009eb
U1  - 973.7092 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of Missouri Press
KW  - Lincoln, Abraham,
KW  - Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Democratic Party (U.S.)
KW  - Political science
KW  - United States
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1865-1877
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and index; The public philosophy and the study of ideas -- Lincoln's public philosophy -- The demise of Lincolnism -- The radical Republicans and public philosophy politics -- Moderate Republicans and non-foundationalism -- The Democrats' dilemma -- The political consequences of transitional politics -- Conclusion: Lincolnism, public philosophy, and American politics; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "Examines why the Republican Party was unable to sustain Lincoln's ideas and why neither Republicans nor Democrats were able to formulate an alternative public philosophy to Lincolnism. Sand describes how radical Republicans and purist Democrats battled for control of America's public philosophy, and how moderate Republicans and legitimist Democrats placed issue and policy debates over ideology"--Provided by publisher
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10364858
ER  -