Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery
The Other Thirteenth Amendment and the Struggle to Save the Union
Seiten
2016
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-2731-1 (ISBN)
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-2731-1 (ISBN)
In 1861, as part of a last-ditch effort to preserve the Union and prevent war, Abraham Lincoln offered to accept a constitutional amendment that barred Congress from interfering with slavery in the slave states. Daniel Crofts unearths the hidden history and political manoeuvring behind the stillborn attempt to enact this amendment.
In this landmark book, Daniel Crofts examines a little-known episode in the most celebrated aspect of Abraham Lincoln's life: his role as the ""Great Emancipator."" Lincoln always hated slavery, but he also believed it to be legal where it already existed, and he never imagined fighting a war to end it. In 1861, as part of a last-ditch effort to preserve the Union and prevent war, the new president even offered to accept a constitutional amendment that barred Congress from interfering with slavery in the slave states. Lincoln made this key overture in his first inaugural address.
Crofts unearths the hidden history and political maneuvering behind the stillborn attempt to enact this amendment, the polar opposite of the actual Thirteenth Amendment of 1865 that ended slavery. This compelling book sheds light on an overlooked element of Lincoln's statecraft and presents a relentlessly honest portrayal of America's most admired president. Crofts rejects the view advanced by some Lincoln scholars that the wartime momentum toward emancipation originated well before the first shots were fired. Lincoln did indeed become the ""Great Emancipator,"" but he had no such intention when he first took office. Only amid the crucible of combat did the war to save the Union become a war for freedom.
In this landmark book, Daniel Crofts examines a little-known episode in the most celebrated aspect of Abraham Lincoln's life: his role as the ""Great Emancipator."" Lincoln always hated slavery, but he also believed it to be legal where it already existed, and he never imagined fighting a war to end it. In 1861, as part of a last-ditch effort to preserve the Union and prevent war, the new president even offered to accept a constitutional amendment that barred Congress from interfering with slavery in the slave states. Lincoln made this key overture in his first inaugural address.
Crofts unearths the hidden history and political maneuvering behind the stillborn attempt to enact this amendment, the polar opposite of the actual Thirteenth Amendment of 1865 that ended slavery. This compelling book sheds light on an overlooked element of Lincoln's statecraft and presents a relentlessly honest portrayal of America's most admired president. Crofts rejects the view advanced by some Lincoln scholars that the wartime momentum toward emancipation originated well before the first shots were fired. Lincoln did indeed become the ""Great Emancipator,"" but he had no such intention when he first took office. Only amid the crucible of combat did the war to save the Union become a war for freedom.
Daniel W. Crofts is the author of Reluctant Confederates: Upper South Unionists in the Secession Crisis.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.05.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Civil War America |
| Zusatzinfo | 24 halftones, 1 table |
| Verlagsort | Chapel Hill |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4696-2731-0 / 1469627310 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4696-2731-1 / 9781469627311 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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