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Named Person: | Abraham Lincoln |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Eric Foner |
ISBN: | 039334066X 9780393340662 |
OCLC Number: | 815625761 |
Awards: | Winner of Bancroft Prize 2011 Winner of New York Times Notable Selection 2012 Winner of Lincoln Prize 2011 Winner of Pulitzer Prize 2011 |
Description: | 1 v. : ill., maps ; 21 cm |
Responsibility: | Eric Foner. |
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"Starred Review. Original and compelling...In the vast library on Lincoln, Foner's book stands out as the most sensible and sensitive reading of Lincoln's lifetime involvement with slavery and the most insightful assessment of Lincoln's-and indeed America's-imperative to move toward freedom lest it be lost. An essential work for all Americans." "Moving and rewarding... A master historian at work." -- David W. Blight "No one else has written about [Lincoln's] trajectory of change with such balance, fairness, depth of analysis, and lucid precision of language." -- James M. McPherson "Do we need another book on Lincoln? Yes, we do-if the book is by so richly informed a commentator as Eric Foner." -- David S. Reynolds "While many thousands of books deal with Lincoln and slavery, Eric Foner has written the definitive account of this crucial subject, illuminating in a highly original and profound way the interactions of race, slavery, public opinion, politics, and Lincoln's own character that led to the wholly improbable uncompensated emancipation of some four million slaves. Even seasoned historians will acquire fresh and new perspectives from reading The Fiery Trial." -- David Brion Davis, author of Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World Read more...


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