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The fiery trial : Abraham Lincoln and American slavery
- Title
- The fiery trial : Abraham Lincoln and American slavery / Eric Foner.
- Author
- Foner, Eric.
- Publication
- New York : W. W. Norton & Co., c2010.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 10-1560 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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Details
- Description
- xxi, 426 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- 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
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-406) and index.
- Contents
- "I am naturally anti-slavery" : young Abraham Lincoln and slavery -- "Always a Whig" : Lincoln, 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 -- "Every drop of blood" : the meaning of the war.
- Call Number
- Sc E 10-1560
- ISBN
- 9780393066180
- 0393066185
- LCCN
- 2010023425
- OCLC
- 2010023425
- Author
- Foner, Eric.
- Title
- The fiery trial : Abraham Lincoln and American slavery / Eric Foner.
- Imprint
- New York : W. W. Norton & Co., c2010.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-406) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 10-1560IK 11-100