Lincoln on Leadership for Today: Abraham Lincoln's Approach to 21st-Century Issues

Synopsis

&“Phillips has a gift for making 19th-century history relevant for the 21st century . . . a marvelous way to think about our current policy woes.&” —Douglas Brinkley, New York Times-bestselling author of American Moonshot How can President Lincoln&’s wisdom be applied to the most pressing conflicts of modern-day America? With a fresh and perceptive reading of Lincoln&’s own writings and speeches, bestselling author Donald T. Phillips reveals how America&’s sixteenth president handled many of the same national dilemmas we face today. Looking to his exemplary leadership of a fractured nation, Phillips offers a deeply relevant analysis of how Lincoln&’s example could help forge solutions to the many issues and divisions challenging our country now. &“[An] intelligent and often moving look at one of the nation&’s greatest presidents . . . Using his extensive knowledge of Lincoln, Phillips makes convincing cases throughout for what the nineteenth-century statesman&’s opinion would be on a wide array of issues faced by the twenty-first-century United States, including climate change, torture, immigration, and equal pay for women. For readers who find present-day politics almost too much to contemplate, Phillips&’s closing vision of Lincoln witnessing the &‘current state of affairs&’ will be especially poignant and bittersweet.&” —Publishers Weekly

Copyright:

2017

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Book Size:

341 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780544814561

Related ISBNs:

9780544814646

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Date of Addition:

12/02/23

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Language:

English

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Categories:

Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance, Politics and Government

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