Postmodernity and historical reputation: Abraham Lincoln in late twentieth-century American memory.

From: Social Forces | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Postmodernity has eroded America's metanarrative - the myth that answers ultimate questions about national origin, purpose, and fate. I explore this claim by tracing America's grandest narrative - the narrative of Abraham Lincoln - through the twentieth century. Gallup Poll ratings of presidential greatness, shrine visits, and citation counts from the Readers Guide to Periodic Literature, New York Times Index, and Congressional Record show Lincoln's prestige plummeting during the 1960s and never recovering. During this same period the reputation of other popular presidents - Washington, ...

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