Lincoln's Compass: The Declaration of Independence and the American Idea
Autor Joshua Claybournen Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 dec 2026
As we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration's immortal words, Joshua Claybourn reflects on their enduring power through the eyes of one of its greatest leaders. Drawing on Enlightenment philosophy, Judeo-Christian ethics, and the lived political culture of both the Revolutionary era and the antebellum frontier Claybourn traces how Lincoln came to view the Declaration's assertion that "all men are created equal" as a timeless moral truth-what he called his "ancient faith."
Through vivid storytelling and close readings of Lincoln's most important speeches-from the Lyceum Address to the Peoria Speech-Claybourn reveals how Lincoln used the Declaration to confront the moral crisis of slavery and to redefine the meaning of American freedom. Rediscover the Declaration not as parchment under glass, but as a living challenge-a golden ideal still waiting to be fully realized. This book is a must-read for anyone who believes America's founding ideals still matter-and must be reclaimed.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9798216446248
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Part I: Lincoln Confronts the Declaration
Chapter 1: The Nation's Compass
Chapter 2: A Boy Meets an Idea
Part II: The Philosopher Statesman
Chapter 3: Ancient Faith
Chapter 4: Lincoln and Douglas Debate
Chapter 5: Building the Case
Part III: President and Prophet
Chapter 6: Emancipation
Chapter 7: A New Birth of Freedom
Chapter 8: Lincoln's Second Inaugural
Part IV: After Lincoln
Chapter 9: The Declaration's Afterlife
Chapter 10: The Declaration in Our Time
Appendices
Appendix A: The Declaration's World in 1776
Appendix B: Timeline of Lincoln's Interactions with the Declaration
Appendix C: The Declaration of Independence
Appendix D: The Lyceum Address of 1838
Appendix E: The Peoria Speech of 1854
Appendix F: Emancipation Proclamation
Appendix G: Gettysburg Address
Appendix H: Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Chapter 1: The Nation's Compass
Chapter 2: A Boy Meets an Idea
Part II: The Philosopher Statesman
Chapter 3: Ancient Faith
Chapter 4: Lincoln and Douglas Debate
Chapter 5: Building the Case
Part III: President and Prophet
Chapter 6: Emancipation
Chapter 7: A New Birth of Freedom
Chapter 8: Lincoln's Second Inaugural
Part IV: After Lincoln
Chapter 9: The Declaration's Afterlife
Chapter 10: The Declaration in Our Time
Appendices
Appendix A: The Declaration's World in 1776
Appendix B: Timeline of Lincoln's Interactions with the Declaration
Appendix C: The Declaration of Independence
Appendix D: The Lyceum Address of 1838
Appendix E: The Peoria Speech of 1854
Appendix F: Emancipation Proclamation
Appendix G: Gettysburg Address
Appendix H: Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Recenzii
A lawyer and scholar from Indiana, Joshua Claybourn deeply understands Lincoln's rural roots, legal mode of thinking, and moral clarity. With a vivid clarity, Claybourn illuminates the key to Lincoln's thought: the equal human rights promised by the Declaration of Independence as the foundation of our nation. We could have a more just and enduring republic, if all Americans would read and reflect on Lincoln's Compass.
A superb explanation of how Lincoln turned America into a creedal nation.
Lincoln was that rare species - a politician with a profound moral compass. Joshua Claybourn's investigation takes us on a journey to find the sources and principles of that compass, and does so in an eloquent and highly personable fashion. We can all profit from reading the words of Lincoln; we can profit still more from understanding the moral roots of those words, and Claybourn's Lincoln is the clearest set of guideposts on that journey.
In this sweeping, brilliant book, Joshua Claybourn reveals how the Declaration's pronouncement of human equality was transformed by Lincoln into the lodestar for civil rights advocacy, from his own presidency to modern times. Lincoln's Compass is an inspiring, essential contribution to our understanding of the American experiment.
One of the best ways to think about the Declaration of Independence is to watch Abraham Lincoln think about it -- and Joshua Claybourn has given us an unprecedented front-row seat. In this timely and lively book, Claybourn reveals how deeply Lincoln studied the Declaration (and how much our current understanding of this document depends on Lincoln's lawyerly work). Lincoln's Compass does not trace the president's full life. It does something better by zooming in on key moments, on how the sunlight feels in southern Indiana, on how Enlightenment ideas should matter to every American. This book shows why Lincoln, a writer so good at describing the metaphorical beauty of history -- its better angels, its mystic chords -- in the end relied most on a simple declarative phrase: All men are created equal.
A superb explanation of how Lincoln turned America into a creedal nation.
Lincoln was that rare species - a politician with a profound moral compass. Joshua Claybourn's investigation takes us on a journey to find the sources and principles of that compass, and does so in an eloquent and highly personable fashion. We can all profit from reading the words of Lincoln; we can profit still more from understanding the moral roots of those words, and Claybourn's Lincoln is the clearest set of guideposts on that journey.
In this sweeping, brilliant book, Joshua Claybourn reveals how the Declaration's pronouncement of human equality was transformed by Lincoln into the lodestar for civil rights advocacy, from his own presidency to modern times. Lincoln's Compass is an inspiring, essential contribution to our understanding of the American experiment.
One of the best ways to think about the Declaration of Independence is to watch Abraham Lincoln think about it -- and Joshua Claybourn has given us an unprecedented front-row seat. In this timely and lively book, Claybourn reveals how deeply Lincoln studied the Declaration (and how much our current understanding of this document depends on Lincoln's lawyerly work). Lincoln's Compass does not trace the president's full life. It does something better by zooming in on key moments, on how the sunlight feels in southern Indiana, on how Enlightenment ideas should matter to every American. This book shows why Lincoln, a writer so good at describing the metaphorical beauty of history -- its better angels, its mystic chords -- in the end relied most on a simple declarative phrase: All men are created equal.