Lincoln as Hero [Recurso electrónico] /
Frank J. Williams.
- Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.
- 1 online resource (p. cm.)
- Concise Lincoln library .
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The prairie boy from middle-of-nowhere, USA -- Lincoln as a lawyer -- Lincoln's introduction to politics -- Finding a hero in a military neophyte -- Courage to undertake these extraconstitutional measures -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- The assassination and apotheosis of a hero -- A great American hero.