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The fiery trial Abraham Lincoln and American slavery

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 step...

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Main Author: Foner, Eric, 1943-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Views on slavery.
Slaves > Emancipation > United States.
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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.
Physical Description:xxi, 426 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-406) and index.
ISBN:9780393066180 (hardcover)
0393066185 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Eric Foner is the preeminent historian of his generation. His books have won the top awards in the profession, and he has been president of both major history organizations, the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians. He is the author of Give Me Liberty!, which displays all of his trademark strengths as a scholar, teacher, and writer. A specialist on the Civil War/Reconstruction period, he regularly teaches the nineteenth-century survey at Columbia University, where he is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History. In 2011, Foner's The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery won the Pulitzer Prize in History, the Bancroft Prize, and the Lincoln Prize. His Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad is a 2015 New York Times bestseller.

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