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Can I read The Lincoln Memorial and American Life on EtoBox?
The Lincoln Memorial and American Life by Thomas, Christopher A., 1949- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Lincoln Memorial and American Life about?
"Honoring perhaps the most celebrated and important president in history, the Lincoln Memorial is one of our most recognized national shrines. It seems impossible to envision the Mall in Washington, D.C. or national pageantry without it - yet the Lincoln Memorial was almost not built. From the project's inception, the memorial - a modified Greek temple designed by architect Henry Bacon - gave rise to charged cultural and aesthetic debate, including arguments about Modernism and Americanism. Christopher Thomas offers the first detailed analysis of Bacon's design and the memorial as a system, including the statue of Lincoln by Daniel Chester French. Using extensive archival data, Thomas discusses just why the memorial looks as it does.". "Because the idea of a memorial to Lincoln raised questions of race, the legacy of the Civil War, and lingering sectional animosities, the project sparked political debate between the legislative and executive branches of government and between political parties. Thomas traces the long and controversial path of the project, ranging from the immediate aftermath of the Civil War through the Progressive era, with its mix of novelty, racism, and imperial
Who reads The Lincoln Memorial and American Life?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Thomas, Christopher A., 1949-
- Publisher
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691011943
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (3 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14