Lincoln's Defense of Politics
Subtitle: The Public Man And His Opponents in the Crisis over Slavery (Shades of Blue and Gray)
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: January 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780826216069
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Slavery & emancipation; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; Political aspects; History - U.S.; History; United States - Civil War; History: American; USA; Slavery; 19th century; Antislavery movements; Justification; Southern States; United States
First sentence: In view of the sweeping changes that occurred during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, especially after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, it is easy to forget the relatively moderate character of the platform that won him that office.