The contributions to this collection reassess the man and the myth from contemporary perspectives, widening the dimensions of Lincoln scholarship by confronting such issues as Lincoln’s sexual identity crisis, his views on blacks, and his strengthening of executive power.

The contributors are Roy P. Basler, Library of Congress; G. S. Boritt, Memphis State University; Christopher N. Breiseth, Sangamon State University; Richard N. Current, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Don E. Fehrenbacher, Stanford University; George M. Fredrickson, Northwestern University; Norman Graebner, University of Virginia; Kathryn Kisk Sklar, University of California at Los Angeles; and Charles B. Strozier, Sangamon State University.