Bibliograph

The fiery trial, Abraham Lincoln and American slavery, Eric Foner

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The fiery trial, Abraham Lincoln and American slavery, Eric Foner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-406) and index

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illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fiery trial

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

601096674

Responsibility statement

Eric Foner

Sub title

Abraham Lincoln and American slavery

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

Table Of 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

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