| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Descript |
xxi, 426 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Nonfiction. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-406) and index. |
| Contents |
"I am naturally anti-slavery" : young Abraham Lincoln and slavery -- "Always a whig" : slavery, the law, and the second party system -- "The monstrous injustice" : becoming a republican -- "A house divided" : slavery and race in the late 1850s -- "The only substantial difference": -- Secession and Civil War -- "I must have Kentucky" : the border strategy -- "Forever free" : the coming of emancipation -- "A new birth of freedom" : securing emancipation -- "A fitting, and necessary conclusion" : abolition, reelection, and the challenge of reconstruction. |
| Summary |
In a landmark work of deep scholarship and insight, Foner gives us a life of Lincoln as it intertwined with slavery, the defining issue of the time and the tragic hallmark of American history. The author demonstrates how Lincoln navigated a dynamic political landscape deftly, moving in measured steps, often on a path forged by abolitionists and radicals in his party, and that Lincoln's greatness lay in his capacity for moral and political growth. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery.
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Enslaved people -- Emancipation -- United States.
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Enslaved people. |
| ISBN/ISSN |
9780393066180 hardcover |
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0393066185 hardcover |
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