Lincoln's Lost Colony : The Black Emigration Scheme of Bernard Kock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Boyce.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kock, Bernard, 1826-1866.

Kock, Bernard.

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

Lincoln, Abraham.

African Americans--Colonization--Haiti--Vache Island--History--19th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--History--1863-1877.

Freed persons--United States--Social conditions.

Freed persons.

Freed persons--Haiti--Social conditions.

Haiti--Emigration and immigration--History--19h century.

Haiti.

Vache Island (Haiti)--History--19h century.

Vache Island (Haiti).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

Abraham Lincoln is renowned for his stance on the emancipation of enslaved people in a period when America was sorely divided.At the same time, there was a little-known event that took place--one that left a stain on Lincoln's legacy, and has apologists still trying to expunge it today.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Crystalizing the Deal

2. Navigating the Corridors of Political Power

3. Origins of an Entrepreneur

4. Lincoln Encourages Black Deportation

5. The Administration Weighs Dozens of Colonization Proposals

6. A Short Road Show for Eager Investors

7. Unsmooth Sailing Ahead

8. Smooth Landing with Grand Intentions

9. Things Go from Very Bad to Much Worse

10. Establishing a Working Plantation

11. A Volatile Situation in Haiti

12. More Hardball and a Change in Leadership

13. A Futile Attempt at Damage Control

14. The Decision to Bail

15. A New Scapegoat Emerges

16. Colonization Goes Underground

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Thompson, Boyce Lincoln's Lost Colony

ISBN:

1-4766-4935-9

OCLC:

1395183500