Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861–1865
- ISBN-10
- 0393065316
- ISBN-13
- 9780393065312
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 595
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- James Oakes
Description
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 union. 30,000 first printing.
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- 2012-12-10
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