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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

Author : Allen C. Guelzo

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 414 pages

File Size : 29,12 MB

Release : 2006-11-07

Category : History

ISBN : 1416547959

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One of the nation's foremost Lincoln scholars offers an authoritative consideration of the document that represents the most far-reaching accomplishment of our greatest president. No single official paper in American history changed the lives of as many Americans as Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. But no American document has been held up to greater suspicion. Its bland and lawyerlike language is unfavorably compared to the soaring eloquence of the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural; its effectiveness in freeing the slaves has been dismissed as a legal illusion. And for some African-Americans the Proclamation raises doubts about Lincoln himself. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation dispels the myths and mistakes surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation and skillfully reconstructs how America's greatest president wrote the greatest American proclamation of freedom.



The Emancipation Proclamation and the End of Slavery in America

Author : Diane Bailey

Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Page : 82 pages

File Size : 50,14 MB

Release : 2014-07-15

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1477777490

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From the distance of more than a hundred years, it is difficult to comprehend how the cruelty of slavery continued for so long. It took a devastating civil war to finally end it, bringing the U.S. to the brink of self-annihilation. The final blow against slavery was President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Readers receive glimpses of the behind-the-scenes drama and agonizing political and moral calculations that went into what Lincoln called “the central act of my administration, and the greatest event of the 19th century.” The hopeful aftermath but long unfulfilled promise of the Proclamation is also examined in this fascinating account of the most pivotal moment in American history.



Lincoln’s Proclamation

Author : William A. Blair

Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 15,29 MB

Release : 2009-11-01

Category : History

ISBN : 0807895415

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The Emancipation Proclamation, widely remembered as the heroic act that ended slavery, in fact freed slaves only in states in the rebellious South. True emancipation was accomplished over a longer period and by several means. Essays by eight distinguished contributors consider aspects of the president's decision making, as well as events beyond Washington, offering new insights on the consequences and legacies of freedom, the engagement of black Americans in their liberation, and the issues of citizenship and rights that were not decided by Lincoln's document. The essays portray emancipation as a product of many hands, best understood by considering all the actors, the place, and the time. The contributors are William A. Blair, Richard Carwardine, Paul Finkelman, Louis Gerteis, Steven Hahn, Stephanie McCurry, Mark E. Neely Jr., Michael Vorenberg, and Karen Fisher Younger.



Slavery by Another Name

Author : Douglas A. Blackmon

Publisher : Icon Books

Page : 429 pages

File Size : 49,99 MB

Release : 2012-10-04

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1848314132

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the mistreatment of black Americans. In this 'precise and eloquent work' - as described in its Pulitzer Prize citation - Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history - an 'Age of Neoslavery' that thrived in the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II. Using a vast record of original documents and personal narratives, Blackmon unearths the lost stories of slaves and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude thereafter. By turns moving, sobering and shocking, this unprecedented account reveals these stories, the companies that profited the most from neoslavery, and the insidious legacy of racism that reverberates today.



The Emancipation Proclamation

Author : Abraham Lincoln

Publisher : DigiCat

Page : 14 pages

File Size : 44,81 MB

Release : 2022-09-16

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Emancipation Proclamation" by Abraham Lincoln. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.



The Emancipation Proclamation

Author : Ann Byers

Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Page : 66 pages

File Size : 23,99 MB

Release : 2018-12-15

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1502635992

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Of all the documents in American history, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation ranks among the most important. It began the process of freeing four million Americans from slavery and led to constitutional amendments that ensure equal protections for all Americans. Drawing on primary sources, this book describes the economic and political conditions and thinking that led to the Emancipation Proclamation; the profound impact it had on the outcome of the Civil War and the period immediately following; and ways the document, through the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments, continues to affect society today. This book also includes compelling images and little-known facts of interest.



The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

Author : Eric Foner

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 464 pages

File Size : 21,64 MB

Release : 2011-09-26

Category : History

ISBN : 039308082X

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“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston Globe Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery. A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln and the broader history of the period into perfect balance. We see Lincoln, a pragmatic politician grounded in principle, deftly navigating the dynamic politics of antislavery, secession, and civil war. Lincoln's greatness emerges from his capacity for moral and political growth.



The Emancipation Proclamation

Author : Adam Woog

Publisher : Infobase Publishing

Page : 124 pages

File Size : 27,96 MB

Release : 2009

Category : HISTORY

ISBN : 1604133074

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Book Description

Examines the history and content of the Emancipation Proclamation, and discusses political fallout, international reactions, and implications of the document.



The Emancipation Proclamation

Author : United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)

Publisher :

Page : 20 pages

File Size : 14,55 MB

Release : 1994

Category : African Americans

ISBN :

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Lincoln's Gamble

Author : Todd Brewster

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 40,97 MB

Release : 2015-08-11

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1451693893

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A brilliant, authoritative, and riveting account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln's presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War.