The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution

by James Oakes

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The long and turning path to the abolition of American slavery has often been attributed to the equivocations and inconsistencies of antislavery leaders, including Lincoln himself. But James Oakes's brilliant history of Lincoln's antislavery strategies reveals a striking consistency and commitment extending over many years. The linchpin of antislavery for Lincoln was the Constitution of the United States.

Lincoln adopted the antislavery view...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1324005858

ISBN13:9781324005858

Release Date:January 2021

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.01 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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