Emancipating Lincoln - The Proclamation in Text, Context, and Memory

Informationen zum Autor Harold Holzer is Senior Vice President! External Affairs! at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Klappentext The Emancipation Proclamation is responsible both for Lincoln's being hailed as the Great Emancipator and for his being pilloried by those who consider his once-radical effort at emancipation insufficient. Holzer examines the impact of Lincoln's announcement at the moment of its creation! and then as its meaning has changed over time. Zusammenfassung The Emancipation Proclamation is responsible both for Lincoln’s being hailed as the Great Emancipator and for his being pilloried by those who consider his once-radical effort at emancipation insufficient. Holzer examines the impact of Lincoln’s announcement at the moment of its creation, and then as its meaning has changed over time.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Harold Holzer, Holzer Harold
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.02.2012
• EAN: 9780674064409
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06440-9
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures; The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; History, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political science and theory