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Freedom national : the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865

Title
Freedom national : the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 / James Oakes.
Author
Oakes, James.
Publication
New York : W.W. Norton, c2013.

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Description
xxiv, 595 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 25 cm
Summary
Traces the history of emancipation and its impact on the Civil War, discussing how Lincoln and the Republicans fought primarily for freeing slaves throughout the war, not just as a secondary objective in an effort to restore the country.
Alternative Title
Destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865
Subject
  • United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
  • Enslaved persons > Emancipation > United States
  • Slavery > United States > History
  • Antislavery movements > United States > History
  • United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
"Ultimate extinction" -- "Disunion is abolition" -- "Fulfillment of the prophecies" -- August 8, 1861 : emancipation begins -- The Border States -- "Self-emancipation" -- "By the act of Congress they are clearly free" -- "A cordon of freedom" -- The "preliminary" proclamation -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- "The system yet lives" -- "Our fathers were mistaken" -- Was freedom enough?
Call Number
Sc E 13-198
ISBN
  • 9780393065312 (hardcover)
  • 0393065316 (hardcover)
LCCN
2012035601
OCLC
783162639
Author
Oakes, James.
Title
Freedom national : the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 / James Oakes.
Imprint
New York : W.W. Norton, c2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
Sc E 13-198
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