Freedom National The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865

Name: Freedom National The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865
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ISBN: 9780393065312

ISBN-10: 0393065316

ISBN-13: 9780393065312

Edition: 2013

Authors: James Oakes

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The consensus view of the Civil War—that it was first and foremost a war to restore the Union, and an antislavery war only later when it became necessary for Union victory—dies here. James Oakes’s groundbreaking history shows how deftly Lincoln and congressional Republicans pursued antislavery throughout the war, pragmatic in policy but steadfast on principle.In the disloyal South the federal government quickly began freeing slaves, immediately and without slaveholder compensation, as they fled to Union lines. In the loyal Border States the Republicans tried coaxing officials into abolishing slavery gradually with promises of compensation. As the devastating war continued with slavery still…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/10/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 596
Size: 0.67" wide x 0.96" long x 0.17" tall
Weight: 2.266
Language: English

James Oakes is the author of several acclaimed books on slavery and the Civil War. His most recent book, Freedom National, won the Lincoln Prize and was a long-list selection for the National Book Award. He lives in New York City.