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Antislavery movements United States History 19th century Constitutional history United States Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Political and social views New England Relations Southern States Political culture United States History 19th century Slavery Political aspects United States History 19th century Southern States Relations New England United States History 1815-1861 Biography United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Causes United States Politics and government 1815-1861Ricks, Mary Kay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7115 RICOakes, James.
Summary: This is a book about two towering figures in our nation's history. It is a moving story about an improbable friendship, and an important story about an equally improbable alliance. [In the book, the author] has written a ... narrative history. He brings these two iconic figures to life and sheds new light on the central issues of slavery, race, and equality in Civil War America. -Dust jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7114 OAKOakes, James
Summary: "An award-winning scholar uncovers Lincoln's strategy for abolishing slavery in this groundbreaking history of the sectional crisis and Civil War. Some celebrate Lincoln for freeing the slaves; others fault him for a long-standing conservatism on abolition and race. James Oakes gives us another option in this brilliant exploration of Lincoln and the end of slavery. Through the unforeseen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 OAKCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 OAKFleming, Thomas J.
Summary: Explores the possibility that the Civil War started not because of slavery, but because the South was chosen to house the nation's leadership instead of northern New England where the Revolution had begun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group 2013