Lincoln A Contemporary Portrait

[Anita]

Rob,
Looking forward to reading your article for" Indiana Magazine of History" to see how Tarbell,as you contend, " viewed the Indiana frontier as the perfect birthplace for Lincoln's democratic spirit."

As to "Yet, trying to find details of how to define that spirit are maddeningly thin.", I came across this article a while ago but don't have access. Have you seen it?

"Tracing the Roots of Lincoln's Democratic Vision"
Joseph R. Fornieri
OAH Magazine of History (2009) 23 (1): 11-16.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1093/maghis/23.1.11
Published:
01 January 2009

Rob, was Tarbell influenced by Turner's Frontier Thesis?