Self-government, the American theme : presidents of the founding and Civil War

Summary: "In Self-Government, The American Theme, Will Morrisey defines the concept of self-government and tracks its permutations in the ardent writings of key American presidents. He shows how the transition to a more powerful national state was managed on political soil where self-government was not an indigenous crop. Morrisey considers the genesis of self-government in the political thought of the founding U.S. presidents, comparing their understanding of the term with that of President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780739160756
ISBN: 0739160753
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (x, 279 p.)
Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-273) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Presidents of the Founding -- Introduction: Self-Government and the Founding Era: Prospects and Contingencies -- Self-Government and the American Father: George Washington -- Self-Government and the Fiery Spirit: John Adams -- Self-Government as Natural Right: Thomas Jefferson -- Conclusion: The Coherence of the Idea of Self-Government in the Political Thought of the Founding Presidents -- Presidents of the Civil War -- Introduction: Self-Government and the Antebellum Era: Crisis of the Self Divided -- Self-Government and Secession: Jefferson Davis -- What Is the "New Birth of Freedom"?: Abraham Lincoln -- Conclusion: Davis and Lincoln Compared.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified NLC staff and students only.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Action Note:	digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.