The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution (James Oakes - LP) angle by Patricia Rich

by Patricia Rich

The time is short

An introduction contextualizes Grant’s life and significance

and an abundance of trimmings

and the contents of a never-before-seen contemporary scrapbook to explain how the country descended into civil war

The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution (James Oakes - LP) angle by Patricia RichCrooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution by James Oakes An award winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincolns antislavery strategies. The long and turning path to the abolition of American slavery has often been attributed to the equivocations and inconsistencies of antislavery leaders, including Lincoln himself. But James Oakess brilliant history of Lincolns antislavery strategies reveals a striking