The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
- ISBN-10
- 039334066X
- ISBN-13
- 9780393340662
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 465
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-09-26
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Eric Foner
Description
In a landmark work of deep scholarship and insight, Foner gives us a life of Lincoln as it intertwined with slavery, the defining issue of the time and the tragic hallmark of American history. The author demonstrates how Lincoln navigated a dynamic political landscape deftly, moving in measured steps, often on a path forged by abolitionists and radicals in his party, and that Lincoln's greatness lay in his capacity for moral and political growth.
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