Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 9-8-2015

Quick Facts

  • Silverman’s book investigates Lincoln’s evolving personal, professional and political relationship with the wide variety of immigrant groups he encountered throughout his life, revealing that Lincoln related to the immigrant in a manner few of his contemporaries would or could emulate.
  • The topic remains relevant today as the United States and other countries wrestle with how to manage large migrations into their societies.

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