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Lincoln's enduring relationship with the American immigrant Between
1840 and 1860, America received more than four and a half million
people from foreign countries as permanent residents, including a
huge influx of newcomers from northern and western Europe, hundreds
of thousands of Mexicans who became Americans with the annexation
of Texas and the Mexican Cession, and a smaller number of Chinese
immigrants. While some Americans sought to make immigration more
difficult and to curtail the rights afforded to immigrants, Abraham
Lincoln advocated for the rights of all classes of citizens. In
this succinct study, Jason H. Silverman investigates Lincoln's
evolving personal, professional, and political relationship with
the wide variety of immigrant groups he encountered throughout his
life, revealing that Lincoln related to the immigrant in a manner
few of his contemporaries would or could emulate. From an early
age, Silverman shows, Lincoln developed an awareness of and a
tolerance for different peoples and their cultures, and he
displayed an affinity for immigrants throughout his legal and
political career. Silverman reveals how immigrants affected not
only Lincoln's daytoday life but also his presidential policies
Lincoln's opposition to the Know Nothing Party and the antiforeign
attitudes in his own Republican Party, his reliance on German
support for his 1860 presidential victory, his appointment of
political generals of varying ethnicities, and his reliance on an
immigrant for the literal rules of war. The first book to examine
Lincoln and the place of the immigrant in America's society and
economy, Silverman's pioneering work offers a rare new perspective
on the renowned sixteenth president.
Between 1840 and 1860, America received more than four and a half
million people from foreign countries as permanent residents,
including a huge influx of newcomers from northern and western
Europe, hundreds of thousands of Mexicans who became U.S. citizens
with the annexation of Texas and the Mexican Cession, and a smaller
number of Chinese immigrants. While some Americans sought to make
immigration more difficult and to curtail the rights afforded to
immigrants, Abraham Lincoln advocated for the rights of all classes
of citizens. In this succinct study, Jason H. Silverman
investigates Lincoln's evolving personal, professional, and
political relationship with the wide variety of immigrant groups he
encountered throughout his life, revealing that Lincoln related to
the immigrant in a manner few of his contemporaries would or could
emulate. From an early age, Silverman shows, Lincoln developed an
awareness of and a tolerance for different peoples and their
cultures, and he displayed an affinity for immigrants throughout
his legal and political career. Silverman reveals how immigrants
affected not only Lincoln's day-to-day life but also his
presidential policies and details Lincoln's opposition to the Know
Nothing Party and the antiforeign attitudes in his own Republican
Party, his reliance on German support for his 1860 presidential
victory, his appointment of political generals of varying
ethnicities, and his reliance on an immigrant for the literal rules
of war. Examining Lincoln's views on the place of the immigrant in
America's society and economy, Silverman's pioneering work offers a
rare new perspective on the renowned sixteenth president.
A rich and rewarding collection that will repay many reading by
students of Afro-American, social, and political history.
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