| Description |
xxi, 426 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-406) and index |
| Notes |
Pulitzer Prize Winner Letters and Drama |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery
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Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2010023425 |
| ISBN |
0393066185 (hardcover) |
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9780393066180 (hardcover) |
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