{"product_id":"claiming-lincoln-progressivism-equality-and-the-battle-for-lincolns-legacy-in-presidential-rhetoric-hardback-9780875804354","title":"Claiming Lincoln; Progressivism, Equality, and the Battle for Lincoln's Legacy in Presidential Rhetoric (Hardback) 9780875804354","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eClaiming Lincoln\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eProgressivism, Equality, and the Battle for Lincoln's Legacy in Presidential Rhetoric\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJason Jividen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875804354\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 January 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e243 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eJividen makes his case simply by contrasting Lincoln's words with those of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, and Barack Obama.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Weekly Standard)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbraham Lincoln is clearly one of the most frequently cited figures in American political rhetoric, especially with regard to issues of equality.\u003c\/b\u003e But given the ubiquity of Lincoln's legacy, many references to him, even on the presidential level, are often of questionable accuracy. In \u003ci\u003eClaiming Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e, Jividen posits that in much twentieth-century presidential rhetoric, especially from progressive leaders, Lincoln's understanding of equality is slowly divorced from its grounding in the natural rights thinking of the American Founding and reinterpreted in light of progressive history. \u003ci\u003eClaiming Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e examines the manner in which rhetoricians have appealed to Lincoln's legacy, only to distort that legacy in the process. Focusing on Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson and touching on Barack Obama, Jividen argues that presidential rhetorical use and abuse of Lincoln has profound consequences not only for how we understand Lincoln but also for how we understand American democracy. Jividen's original take on Lincoln and the Progressives will be of interest to scholars of American politics and all those invested in Lincoln's legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ixIntroduction 31—Lincoln and the Idea of Equality 92—Theodore Roosevelt's Lincoln 333—Woodrow Wilson's Lincoln 644—Franklin Roosevelt's Lincoln 975—Lyndon Johnson's Lincoln 1346—Barack Obama's Lincoln 154Conclusion 174Notes 181Bibliography 213Index 229\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584753955096,"sku":"9780875804354","price":31.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/claiming-lincoln-progressivism-equality-and-the-battle-for-lincolns-legacy-in-presidential-rhetoric-hardback-9780875804354","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}