Lincoln's Enduring Legacy

Robert P. Watson is associate professor of American studies at Lynn University. William D. Pederson is the American Studies Chair at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Frank J. Williams is former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island and was appointed by Congress to serve on the United States Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

This collection of essays, edited by three productive scholars, will find an appreciative audience among historians and Lincoln devotees. Well researched and well written, it demonstrates Lincoln's Enduring Legacy, his imprint not only on important individuals but also on humanity as a whole. No one interested in learning about the 16th president will want to miss reading this significant book.

• 1 Preface2 IntroductionChapter 3 Chapter 1. Lincoln, Leadership, and LegacyPart 4 Lincoln's Legacy with Great Thinkers and Leaders5 OverviewChapter 6 Chapter 2. Tolstoy on LincolnChapter 7 Chapter 3. Mill and Lincoln on LibertyChapter 8 Chapter 4. Theodore Roosevelt and the Heirs of LincolnChapter 9 Chapter 5. Woodrow Wilson and Lincoln's Bridge to the WorldChapter 10 Chapter 6. Lincoln's Impact on Martin Luther King, Jr.Chapter 11 Chapter 7. Lincoln and the Idea of a Democratic PeacePart 12 Lincoln's Legacy and American Memory13 OverviewChapter 14 Chapter 8. African-American Memory and the Great EmancipatorChapter 15 Chapter 9. Lincoln, the Roosevelts, and Herbert Croly's AmericaChapter 16 Chapter 10. Lincoln's Relationship with Gentility in AmericaChapter 17 Chapter 11. Lincoln's Use of Religion and MoralityChapter 18 Chapter 12. Shaping American Foreign Policy: Comparing Lincoln/Seward and Nixon/KissingerChapter 19 Chapter 13. Lincoln as Father: Dealing with Tragedy in the White House20 EpilogueChapter 21 Chapter 14. Reflections on Lincoln's Enduring Legacy