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Freedom national : the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 / James Oakes.

Oakes, James.
2013
E453 .O13 2013 (Mapit)
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Title
Freedom national : the destruction of slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 / James Oakes.
Author
Oakes, James.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393065312
0393065316
Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2013.
Language
English
Description
xxiv, 595 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Call Number
E453 .O13 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.7/14
Summary
Traces the history of emancipation and its impact on the Civil War, discussing how Lincoln and the Republicans fought primarily for freeing slaves throughout the war, not just as a secondary objective in an effort to restore the country.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"A cordon of freedom"
The "preliminary" proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation
"The system yet lives"
"Our fathers were mistaken"
Was freedom enough?

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