Big enough to be inconsistent : Abraham Lincoln confronts slavery and race / / George M. Fredrickson

• Autore: Fredrickson George M. <1934-2008.>
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7092
• Soggetto topico: Slavery - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century; African Americans - Civil rights - History - 19th century; States' rights (American politics) - History - 19th century; Federal government - United States - History - 19th century; Presidents - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-145) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. A Clash of Images: Great Egalitarian or Hard-Core Racist? -- 2. Free Soil, Free Labor, and Free White Men: The Illinois Years -- 3. Becoming an Emancipator: The War Years -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Big enough to be inconsistent
• ISBN: 0-674-26360-X; 0-674-03373-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807004003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: W.E.B. Du Bois lectures.