Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Ascension 20
7. 2. Apex 59
8. 3. Transition 91
9. 4. Transfiguration 115
10. 5. Erosion 146
11. 6. Post-Heroic Era 180
12. 7. Inertia 219
13. Conclusion 254
14. Appendix A. Te Populist Strain in Depression-Era Lincoln Representation 269
15. Appendix B. Percentage of Respondents Designating Abraham Lincoln as One of the Two or Tree Greatest Men Who Ever Lived in this Country, 1945 279
16. Appendix C. Survey Information 280
17. Appendix D. Codes for 1945 Gallup Poll (Roman Font) and 2001 NES (Italic Font) 285
18. Appendix E. Reasons for Designating Abraham Lincoln Greater than George Washington: National Employee Survey 2001: Any Mention 287
19. Appendix F. History Textbook List 288
20. Appendix G 291
21. Appendix H. Percentage of Respondents Designating Abraham Lincoln as One of America’s Tree Greatest Presidents, by Race 295
22. Appendix I. Percentage of Respondents Designating Abraham Lincoln as One of America’s Tree Greatest Presidents, by Region 297
23. Appendix J. Percentage of Respondents Designating Lincoln as One of America’s Tree Greatest Presidents by Party Identification and Ideology, 1991 299
24. Appendix K. Diversity and the Ideal of Citizenship 300
25. Notes 305
26. Index 371