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Article: Lincoln Reshapes the Presidency.(Book Review)
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- The Journal of Southern History
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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Lincoln Reshapes the Presidency. Edited by Charles M. Hubbard. (Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2003. Pp. x, 236. $29.95, ISBN 0-86554817-X.)
These collected essays are based on papers presented at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum's 2001 Lincoln Symposium. They address how Lincoln's "actions reshaped the executive branch of the government for future generations" (p. 1). As with work resulting from most conferences, these essays vary considerably in interest and quality. Lincoln Reshapes the Presidency includes essays on topics ranging from Lincoln's pardon policy to Mary Lincoln's efforts to shape her husband's memory. However, despite a caveat ...