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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

<p>“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston Globe</p> 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.


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“I admire Lincoln very much.”

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery https://books.google.com/books?id=earytjxi6pEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=lincoln+mcpherson&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjD7tqJserLAhVLQSYKHRn6DmgQ6AEIPTAE#v=onepage&q=lincoln%20mcpherson&f=false (2010) p. xx
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