Abraham Lincoln as a Man of Ideas

by Allen C. Guelzo

Book Overview

Abraham Lincoln was a skilled politician, an inspirational leader, and a man of humor and pathos. What many may not realize is how much he was also a man of ideas. Despite the most meager of formal educations, Lincoln's tremendous intellectual curiosity drove him into the circle of Enlightenment philosophy and democratic political ideology. And from these, Lincoln developed a set of political convictions that guided him throughout his life and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809328615
• ISBN13: 9780809328611
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"