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Although the nation changed quite a bit between the presidential
terms of Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, these two leaders
shared common interests and held remarkably similar opinions on
important issues. In Jefferson, Lincoln, and the Unfinished Work of
the Nation, Ronald L. Hatzenbuehler describes the views of two of
our nation's greatest presidents and explains how these views
provide valuable insight into modern-day debates. In this
groundbreaking new study-the first extended examination of the
ideas of both Lincoln and Jefferson-Hatzenbuehler provides readers
with a succinct guide to their opinions that still resonate today,
comparing and contrasting their reasoned judgments on America's
republican form of government. Each chapter is devoted to one key
area of common interest: race and slavery, the pros and cons of
political parties, state rights versus federal authority, religion
and the presidency, presidential powers under the Constitution, or
the proper political economy for a republic. Relying on the pair's
own words in their letters, writings, and speeches, Hatzenbuehler
explores similarities and differences between the two men on
contentious issues. Both, for instance, wrote that they were
antislavery, but Jefferson never acted on this belief, while
Lincoln moved toward a constitutional amendment banning slavery.
The book's title, taken from the Gettysburg Address, builds on both
presidents' expectations that Americans should dedicate themselves
to the unfinished work of returning the nation to its founding
principles. Jefferson and Lincoln wrestled with many of the same
ideas that intrigue and divide Americans today. In his
thought-provoking work, Hatzenbuehler details how the two
presidents addressed these ideas, which are essential to
understanding not only America's history but also the continuing
influence of the past on the present.
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