Presidents of the Founding -- Introduction: Self-Government and the Founding Era: Prospects and Contingencies -- Self-Government and the American Father: George Washington -- Self-Government and the Fiery Spirit: John Adams -- Self-Government as Natural Right: Thomas Jefferson -- Conclusion: The Coherence of the Idea of Self-Government in the Political Thought of the Founding Presidents -- Presidents of the Civil War -- Introduction: Self-Government and the Antebellum Era: Crisis of the Self Divided -- Self-Government and Secession: Jefferson Davis -- What Is the "New Birth of Freedom"?: Abraham Lincoln -- Conclusion: Davis and Lincoln Compared
Summary
"In Self-Government, The American Theme, Will Morrisey defines the concept of self-government and tracks its permutations in the ardent writings of key American presidents. He shows how the transition to a more powerful national state was managed on political soil where self-government was not an indigenous crop. Morrisey considers the genesis of self-government in the political thought of the founding U.S. presidents, comparing their understanding of the term with that of President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273) and index
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