Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in AmericaOne of the nation's foremost Lincoln scholars offers an authoritative consideration of the document that represents the most far-reaching accomplishment of our greatest president. No single official paper in American history changed the lives of as many Americans as Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. But no American document has been held up to greater suspicion. Its bland and lawyerlike language is unfavorably compared to the soaring eloquence of the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural; its effectiveness in freeing the slaves has been dismissed as a legal illusion. And for some African-Americans the Proclamation raises doubts about Lincoln himself. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation dispels the myths and mistakes surrounding the Emancipation Proclamation and skillfully reconstructs how America's greatest president wrote the greatest American proclamation of freedom. |
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Page 1815
... George D. Kelsey's Emancipation Day address , " Negro Americans , What Now ? " in 1940 ; and to my nephew , Justin Hotchkiss of Boston University , for retrieving a copy of Kelsey's manuscript from the George Kelsey Papers at Drew ...
... George D. Kelsey's Emancipation Day address , " Negro Americans , What Now ? " in 1940 ; and to my nephew , Justin Hotchkiss of Boston University , for retrieving a copy of Kelsey's manuscript from the George Kelsey Papers at Drew ...
Page 1827
... George McClellan and the Army of the Potomac.) Thus Lincoln's Proclamation was one of the biggest political gambles in American history. But gambles are not necessarily inconsistent with prudence, and Lincoln's gamble may be considered ...
... George McClellan and the Army of the Potomac.) Thus Lincoln's Proclamation was one of the biggest political gambles in American history. But gambles are not necessarily inconsistent with prudence, and Lincoln's gamble may be considered ...
Page 1841
... George Boutwell assured Southerners just before the election that “whenever the Republican party comes into power, the moderate and conservative and upright minds of the South will see that we contemplate no injury to them.” Wisconsin ...
... George Boutwell assured Southerners just before the election that “whenever the Republican party comes into power, the moderate and conservative and upright minds of the South will see that we contemplate no injury to them.” Wisconsin ...
Page 1851
... George Boutwell, the Massachusetts abolitionist, believed that Lincoln “was personally the enemy of slavery, and he ardently desired its abolition.” Joseph Gillespie was convinced that Lincoln “had it in his mind for a long time to war ...
... George Boutwell, the Massachusetts abolitionist, believed that Lincoln “was personally the enemy of slavery, and he ardently desired its abolition.” Joseph Gillespie was convinced that Lincoln “had it in his mind for a long time to war ...
Page 1863
... George B. McClellan handily routed a small Confederate force at Rich Mountain , in western Virginia , giving the Union control of almost a quarter of Virginia's territory . On July 17 , a force of 35,000 Union volunteers stumbled ...
... George B. McClellan handily routed a small Confederate force at Rich Mountain , in western Virginia , giving the Union control of almost a quarter of Virginia's territory . On July 17 , a force of 35,000 Union volunteers stumbled ...
Contents
1822 | |
1834 | |
The President will Rise | 8 |
Three | 17 |
An Instrument in Gods Hands | 9 |
The Mighty | 73 |
Five | 27 |
Fame Takes him by the Hand | 71 |
Postscript | 1849 |
Notes | |
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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America Allen C. Guelzo Limited preview - 2004 |
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America Allen C. Guelzo Limited preview - 2005 |
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