The Emancipation Proclamation
By: Stephen Krensky
Series: Documents of democracy; Documents of democracy
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780761449157; 9781608706716
Subjects: Politics and government; United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln); United States; Slaves; Emancipation; Juvenile literature
Description: "An analysis of the Emancipation Proclamation, with information on how it was created and its impact on American history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A sign of things to come; title: Slavery in America; title: A waiting game; title: Countdown to freedom; title: An ongoing struggle for justice; title: Conclusion; title: The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862; title: The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863.