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100 1  Guelzo, Allen C.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Our ancient faith :|bLincoln, democracy, and the American 
       experiment /|cAllen C. Guelzo. 
250    First edition. 
263    2402 
264  1 New York :|bAlfred A. Knopf,|c2024. 
300    xv, 247 pages :|c22 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf." 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-227) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction: The disposition of Democracy -- The cause of
       human liberty -- Law, reason, and passion -- An American 
       system -- Political economy and the nation -- Democratic 
       culture -- Democracy and civil liberties -- Democracy and 
       race -- Democracy and emancipation -- Democracy's deficits
       -- Epilogue: What if Lincoln had lived. 
520    "An intimate study of Abraham Lincoln's powerful vision of
       democracy, which guided him through the Civil War and is 
       still relevant today--by best-selling historian and three-
       time winner of the Lincoln Prize. Abraham Lincoln grappled
       with the greatest crisis of democracy that has ever 
       confronted the United States. While many books have been 
       written about his temperament, judgment, and steady hand 
       in guiding the country through the Civil War, we know less
       about Lincoln's penetrating ideas and beliefs about 
       democracy, which were every bit as important as his 
       character in sustaining him through the crisis. Allen C. 
       Guelzo, one of America's foremost experts on Lincoln, 
       captures the president's firmly held belief that democracy
       was the greatest political achievement in human history. 
       He shows how Lincoln's deep commitment to the balance 
       between majority and minority rule enabled him to stand 
       firm against secession while also committing the Union to 
       reconciliation rather than recrimination in the aftermath 
       of war. In bringing his subject to life as a rigorous and 
       visionary thinker, Guelzo assesses Lincoln's actions on 
       civil liberties and his views on race, and explains why 
       his vision for the role of government would have made him 
       a pivotal president even if there had been no Civil War. 
       Our Ancient Faith gives us a deeper understanding of this 
       endlessly fascinating man and shows how his ideas are 
       still sharp and relevant more than 150 years later"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Lincoln, Abraham,|d1809-1865|xPolitical and social views. 
600 10 Lincoln, Abraham,|d1809-1865|xInfluence. 
650  0 Democracy|zUnited States|xHistory. 
651  0 United States|xPolitics and government|y1861-1865. 
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