Abraham Lincoln and slavery

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While many thousands of books deal with Lincoln and slavery, Eric Foner has written the definitive account of this crucial subject, illuminating in a highly original and profound way the interactions of race, slavery, public opinion, politics, and Lincoln's own character that led to the wholly improbable uncompensated emancipation of some four million by: " Lincoln on Race and Slavery is a brilliant collection of historical documents that set a critical context for the American Civil War era.

Its introduction is a striking and particularly valuable contribution to the bicentennial year commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's birth/5(12). Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, until his assassination.

As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in and was elected president later that year/5. This brief book gathers together almost all Lincoln's writings through his life, public and private, that relate specifically to slavery or race.

That alone makes it valuable, though without Lincoln's complete writings available online, in modern edited form, not essential/5. In the book FATHER ABRAHAM: LINCOLN'S RELENTLESS STRUGGLE TO END SLAVERY, historian Richard Striner seeks to partially overturn or at least seriously challenge this (consensus) view of L.

For Striner, L. had not only always hated slavery but was, since at least, strongly committed to trying to get rid of by: 7. Eric Foners The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery was published in and received the Pulitzer Prize for history.

It was also awarded both the Bancroft Prize and the Lincoln Prize/5(). “Lincoln Unmasked is a Abraham Lincoln and slavery book book. Finally, Lincoln has been held to account and the lies and machinations of the Lincoln cult exposed.” —Paul Craig Roberts, syndicated columnist and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S.

Treasury “Brilliant and withering, Lincoln Unmasked answers the kindCited by: 4. The History Of Abraham Lincoln And The Overthrow Of Slavery book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. This scarce antiquarian book i 5/5(1). While many thousands of books deal with Lincoln and slavery, Eric Foner has written the definitive account of this crucial subject, illuminating in a highly original and profound way the interactions of race, slavery, public opinion, politics, and Lincoln's own character that led to the wholly improbable uncompensated emancipation of some four million slaves/5(25).

Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America by Harold Holzer Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America is the accessible companion piece to Steven Spielbergs excellent movie, Lincoln.

The book is intended for younger audiences but it was also enjoyed by this avid reader and reviewer/5. Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery.

A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln and the broader history of the period into perfect balance/5(87). Foner traces the evolution of Lincoln's thoughts on slavery in The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery. He explains how Lincoln's changing thoughts.

Lincoln on Slavery Abraham Lincoln is often referred to as "The Great Emancipator" and yet, he did not publicly call for emancipation throughout his entire life. Lincoln began his public career by claiming that he was "antislavery" -- against slavery's expansion, but not calling for immediate emancipation.

Biography of the Kentucky backwoods boy who held the Union together through the ferocity of the Civil War and abolished the institution of slavery in the U.S.

Born in in the slave state of Kentucky, Lincoln was taken at 7 to live in southwestern Indiana, a region, Foner informs us, that was moderate in its views of slavery Author: David S.

Reynolds. Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president (–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of the slaves. Among American heroes, Lincoln continues to have a unique appeal for his fellow countrymen and also for people of other lands.

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery is a nonfiction book by historical writer Eric Foner. Foner has written extensively on history, including a focus on the history of black people in America as well as the Civil War. Preface. In the preface, the author expresses his intention with this book.

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln is a book by Pulitzer Prize -winning American historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, published by Simon & Schuster. The book is a biographical portrait of U.S.

President Abraham Lincoln and some of the Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin. “A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston Globe Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery.

A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln and the broader history of the period into perfect balance/5(15). "Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America" is the accessible companion piece to Steven Spielberg's excellent movie, "Lincoln".

The book is intended for younger audiences but it was also enjoyed by this avid reader and reviewer/5. Frederickson, George M.

Big Enough to be Inconsistent: Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race. Harvard University Press, Gienapp, William E. Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America. Oxford University Press, Gilmore, James R.

Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Stackpole Books, (reprint edition). “A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston Globe Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery.A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln and the broader history of the period into /5().

The book by New York historian and author Harold Holzer, titled “Lincoln: How Abraham Lincoln Ended Slavery in America,” is geared toward young readers. Associated Press Staff The book is a delight, written for young people who may be discovering Lincoln and the Civil War for the first time/5(20).