Abraham Lincoln in European Popular Culture

This article argues that Lincoln is not a universal hero, but rather an indigenous, U.S., ethnocentric one. Lincoln has generally been absent as a model in European social and public life, rarely emphasized as an essential part of education or in the public forum. Among the reasons given for this di...

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Main Author: John Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Göttingen University Press 2016-05-01
Series:American Studies Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asjournal.org/60-2016/abraham-lincoln-european-popular-culture/