Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution

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"Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution" is a historical analysis by James M. McPherson that examines how Lincoln’s leadership and policies transformed the Civil War into a revolutionary remaking of American society and politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
historical analysis
academicDiscipline American studies NERFINISHED
history
political history
author James M. McPherson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
focusesOn Emancipation Proclamation NERFINISHED
Lincoln’s leadership
Union war aims
remaking of American politics
remaking of American society
transformation of the Civil War into a revolutionary conflict
format print
genre Civil War studies
history
hasPart essay collection
hasTheme end of slavery in the United States
evolution of Union war aims
presidential leadership in crisis
revolutionary change
war and social transformation
historicalPerspective interpretation of the Civil War as a second American Revolution
intendedAudience general readers interested in the Civil War
scholars
students of American history
language English
literaryForm nonfiction
mainSubject Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED
American Civil War NERFINISHED
Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
United States politics
emancipation
slavery in the United States
notableFor arguing that Lincoln’s policies had revolutionary consequences
linking emancipation to broader social transformation
publicationYear 1990s
publisher Oxford University Press
timePeriodCovered 19th century
American Civil War era

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James M. McPherson notableWork Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution