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Lincoln's Dilemma

Hardcover • 2014 • 1. edition

Lincoln's Dilemma

By Paul D. Escott

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About the book

The Civil War forced America finally to confront the contradiction between its founding values and human slavery. At the center of this historic confrontation was Abraham Lincoln. By the time this Illinois politician had risen to the office of president, the dilemma of slavery had expanded to the question of all African Americans' future. In this fascinating new book Paul Escott considers the evolution of the president's thoughts on race in relation to three other, powerful - and often conflicti...Show more

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9780813936192

Publisher

University of Virginia Press

Published year

2014

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1

Original title

Lincoln's Dilemma

Format

Hardcover

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