Freedom national : the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 / James Oakes.
2013
KF4545.S5 O25 2013 (Mapit)
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Title
Freedom national : the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 / James Oakes.
Edition
1st ed.
Imprint
New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2013.
Description
xxiv, 595 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
"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?
"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?
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF4545.S5 O25 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9780393065312 hardcover
0393065316 hardcover
0393065316 hardcover
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