| Description |
1 online resource (308 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Lincoln and slavery : the problem -- Lincoln and free soil, 1854-1858 -- Lincoln and slavery : containment, 1859-1861 -- Lincoln and emancipation, 1861-1862 -- Lincoln and the war to the death, 1863 -- Lincoln and the worst-case future, 1864 -- Lincoln and the best-case future, 1864-1865 |
| Summary |
"Father Abraham challenges recent portraits of Lincoln as an essentially passive politician and reluctant abolitionist. Exhaustively researched and crisply argued, this superb book gives us a new appreciation of Lincoln as moral leader."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-295) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with African Americans
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| SUBJECT |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast |
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Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 gnd |
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Lincoln, Abraham. swd |
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States
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HISTORY.
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Relations with African Americans
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Slavery
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Enslaved persons -- Emancipation
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Abschaffung
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Sklaverei
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Slavernij.
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Abolitionisme.
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United States
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005023083 |
| ISBN |
142940356X |
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9781429403566 |
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0195183061 |
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9780195183061 |
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1280533110 |
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9781280533112 |
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0199728569 |
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9780199728565 |
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