Big Enough to Be Inconsistent : Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race.

By:

Fredrickson, George M

Contributor(s):

Fredrickson, George M

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780674033733

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Big Enough to Be InconsistentLOC classification:

E457

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 - A Clash of Images: Great Egalitarian or Hard-Core Racist? -- 2 - Free Soil, Free Labor, and Free White Men: The Illinois Years -- 3 - Becoming an Emancipator: The War Years -- Notes -- Index.

Summary: This book focuses on Lincoln's controversial attitudes and actions regarding slavery and race. Drawing attention to the limitations of Lincoln's judgment and policies without denying his magnitude, it provides the most comprehensive, even-handed account available of Lincoln's contradictory treatment of black Americans.

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This book focuses on Lincoln's controversial attitudes and actions regarding slavery and race. Drawing attention to the limitations of Lincoln's judgment and policies without denying his magnitude, it provides the most comprehensive, even-handed account available of Lincoln's contradictory treatment of black Americans.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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