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

"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."

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Oakes, James, 1953- (Author)
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2013]
Subjects
Spojené státy americké. > Prezident (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
monografie
monographs
1861-1865
1861-1870
otroctví > Spojené státy americké
dějiny otroctví > Spojené státy americké
zrušení otroctví > Spojené státy americké > 1861-1870
americká občanská válka (1861-1865)
slavery > United States
history of slavery > United States
abolition of slavery > United States > 1861-1870
American civil war (1861-1865)
Spojené státy americké > dějiny > 1861-1870
United States > history > 1861-1870
ISBN9780393065312 0-393-06531-6
978-0-393-34775-3 0-393-34775-3
Physical Descriptionxxiv, 595 stran, 16 nečíslovaných stran obrazových příloh : černobílé ilustrace, černobílé mapy ; 25 cm

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Table of 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?

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