The Fiery Trial - Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

Informationen zum Autor Eric Foner 's indelible works include the landmark history, Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution ; a bestselling study of Lincoln and slavery, The Fiery Trial , winner of the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln Prizes; and an influential history of the Reconstruction amendments, The Second Founding . The DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, Foner continues to write frequently for The Nation and other publications. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung “A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston Globe

Product details

• Authors: Eric Foner, Eric (Columbia University) Foner, Foner Eric
• Publisher: Norton W W Academic
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 28.02.2013
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780393340662
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34066-2
• Dimensions (packing): 14.1 x 21.2 x 2.8 cm
• Subjects: USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery