@article{1478339, author = {Fredrickson, George M., }, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1478339}, title = {Big Enough to Be Inconsistent : Abraham Lincoln Confronts Slavery and Race /}, abstract = {This book focuses on the most controversial aspect of Lincoln's thought and politics - his attitudes and actions regarding slavery and race. Drawing attention to the limitations of Lincoln's judgment and policies without denying his magnitude, the book provides the most comprehensive and even-handed account available of Lincoln's contradictory treatment of black Americans in matters of slavery in the South and basic civil rights in the North.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674033733}, recid = {1478339}, pages = {1 online resource (168 p.)}, }