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Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns - Connected Lives and Legends (Paperback)
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Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns - Connected Lives and Legends (Paperback)
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Today the images of Robert Burns and Abraham Lincoln are recognized
worldwide, yet few are aware of the connection between the two. In
Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns: Connected Lives and Legends,
author Ferenc Morton Szasz reveals how famed Scots poet Robert
Burns-and Scotland in general-influenced the life and thought of
one of the most beloved and important U.S. presidents and how the
legends of the two men became intertwined after their deaths. This
is the first extensive work to link the influence, philosophy, and
artistry of these two larger-than-life figures. Lacking a major
national poet of their own in the early nineteenth century,
Americans in the fledgling frontier country ardently adopted the
poignant verses and songs of Scotland's Robert Burns. Lincoln, too,
was fascinated by Scotland's favorite son and enthusiastically
quoted the Scottish bard from his teenage years to the end of his
life. Szasz explores the ways in which Burns's portrayal of the
foibles of human nature, his scorn for religious hypocrisy, his
plea for nonjudgmental tolerance, and his commitment to social
equality helped shape Lincoln's own philosophy of life. The volume
also traces how Burns's lyrics helped Lincoln develop his own
powerful sense of oratorical rhythm, from his casual anecdotal
stories to his major state addresses. Abraham Lincoln and Robert
Burns connects the poor-farm-boy upbringings, the quasi-deistic
religious views, the shared senses of destiny, the extraordinary
gifts for words, and the quests for social equality of two
respected and beloved world figures. This book is enhanced by
twelve illustrations and two appendixes, which include Burns poems
Lincoln particularly admired and Lincoln writings especially
admired in Scotland.
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