From Tom to Abe

In the election of 1860, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s support for Lincoln was tepid. His first inaugural left her cold. She found it godless. And his first eighteen months in office only brought her more disappointment—at times even fury—as she observed what appeared to be his general passivism and occas...

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Published inBonds of Affection p. 161
Main Author Matthew S. Holland
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Georgetown University Press 08.10.2007
Subjects
Agricultural geography
Agricultural land
Agricultural sciences
Agriculture
Animals
Applied philosophy
Axiology
Behavioral sciences
Bible
Biological sciences
Biology
Birds
Charity
Christianity
Death
Developmental biology
Ethics
Life cycle
Mercy
Morality
Normative ethics
Philosophy
Philosophy of religion
Plantations
Poultry
Practical theology
Religion
Sacred texts
Slavery
Slaves
Social organization
Sociology
Spiritual belief systems
Spiritual love
Theology
Tom turkeys
Turkeys
Virtue
Zoology
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Summary:In the election of 1860, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s support for Lincoln was tepid. His first inaugural left her cold. She found it godless. And his first eighteen months in office only brought her more disappointment—at times even fury—as she observed what appeared to be his general passivism and occasional retrograde conservatism on the issue of slavery. In the fall of 1862, however, she was heartened to hear talk of an Emancipation Proclamation and paid a visit to the White House in November to plead with the president to act. According to family tradition, Lincoln greeted her by remarking,
ISBN:158901183X
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