Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment
By: Christian G. Samito
Series: Concise Lincoln library
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9780809334247; 9780809334254
Subjects: Politics and government; Views on slavery; United States; Slaves; Emancipation; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162) and index.
Table of contents: title: Before the presidency; title: Secession winter; title: Toward the Emancipation Proclamation; title: The road to an Abolition Amendment; title: Reelection and the politics of constitutional change; title: Getting the Amendment Resolution passed; title: The final vote; title: Peace, ratification, and the Thirteenth Amendment; title: Conclusion.