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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fredrickson, George M., 1934-2008.

Series:

W.E.B. Du Bois lectures.

W.E.B. Du Bois lectures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relations with African Americans.

Slavery--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Slavery.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century.

African Americans.

States' rights (American politics)--History--19th century.

States' rights (American politics).

Federal government--United States--History--19th century.

Federal government.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-145) and index.

ISBN:

9780674263604

067426360X

9780674033733

0674033736

OCLC:

433627912