The Resource Lincoln's campaign biographies, Thomas A. Horrocks
Lincoln's campaign biographies, Thomas A. Horrocks
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The item Lincoln's campaign biographies, Thomas A. Horrocks represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Lincoln's campaign biographies, Thomas A. Horrocks represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- During the 1860 and 1864 presidential campaigns, Abraham Lincoln was the subject of over twenty campaign biographies. In this innovative study, Thomas A. Horrocks examines the role that these publications played in shaping an image of Lincoln that would resonate with voters and explores the vision of Lincoln that the biographies crafted, the changes in this vision over the course of four years, and the impact of these works on the outcome of the elections. Horrocks investigates Lincoln's campaign biographies within the context of the critical relationship between print and politi
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 148 pages)
- Contents
-
- Cover; Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Texts, Contexts, and Contests: Politics and Print in the Age of Lincoln; 2. Constructing the Ideal Candidate: Campaign Biographies and Image Making; 3. Promoting Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter: Lincoln's 1860 Campaign Biographies; 4. The 1864 Campaign: The Rail Splitter as Father Abraham; Conclusion: Biographies and Ballots; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Series Statement; Other Books in the Concise Lincoln Library; Back Cover
- Isbn
- 9780809333325
- Label
- Lincoln's campaign biographies
- Title
- Lincoln's campaign biographies
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas A. Horrocks
- Subject
-
- 1800-1899
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Presidents & Heads of State
- Campaign biography
- Campaign biography -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
- HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | General
- History
- History
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process | Elections
- Presidents -- Election
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860
- United States
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1864
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- During the 1860 and 1864 presidential campaigns, Abraham Lincoln was the subject of over twenty campaign biographies. In this innovative study, Thomas A. Horrocks examines the role that these publications played in shaping an image of Lincoln that would resonate with voters and explores the vision of Lincoln that the biographies crafted, the changes in this vision over the course of four years, and the impact of these works on the outcome of the elections. Horrocks investigates Lincoln's campaign biographies within the context of the critical relationship between print and politi
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Horrocks, Thomas A
- Dewey number
-
- 973.7092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E457
- LC item number
- .H828 2014eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Concise Lincoln library
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Campaign biography
- Presidents
- Presidents
- Lincoln, Abraham
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- Campaign biography
- Presidents
- United States
- Label
- Lincoln's campaign biographies, Thomas A. Horrocks
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Texts, Contexts, and Contests: Politics and Print in the Age of Lincoln; 2. Constructing the Ideal Candidate: Campaign Biographies and Image Making; 3. Promoting Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter: Lincoln's 1860 Campaign Biographies; 4. The 1864 Campaign: The Rail Splitter as Father Abraham; Conclusion: Biographies and Ballots; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Series Statement; Other Books in the Concise Lincoln Library; Back Cover
- Control code
- 876398403
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 148 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780809333325
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)876398403
- Label
- Lincoln's campaign biographies, Thomas A. Horrocks
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Texts, Contexts, and Contests: Politics and Print in the Age of Lincoln; 2. Constructing the Ideal Candidate: Campaign Biographies and Image Making; 3. Promoting Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter: Lincoln's 1860 Campaign Biographies; 4. The 1864 Campaign: The Rail Splitter as Father Abraham; Conclusion: Biographies and Ballots; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Series Statement; Other Books in the Concise Lincoln Library; Back Cover
- Control code
- 876398403
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 148 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780809333325
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)876398403
Subject
- 1800-1899
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Presidents & Heads of State
- Campaign biography
- Campaign biography -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century
- HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local | General
- History
- History
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process | Elections
- Presidents -- Election
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860
- United States
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1864
Genre
Member of
- Concise Lincoln library
- Ebook Central Academic Complete
- EBSCO eBook Public Library Collection-North America
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