Eric Foner - The Fiery Trial - Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery.epub

Following the course of Lincoln's life, from his boyhood in Kentucky and Illinois through his presidency and the Civil War, FIERY TRIAL shows how Lincoln and the nation arrived at what he called the 'astounding result' of the war: the end of slavery. Lincoln objects to slavery from the start but considers this powerful institution to be protected by the Constitution in the states where it exists. The move to expand slavery beyond those states in the 1840s and 1850s creates an antislavery politics that Lincoln deftly navigates and rises to lead. His journey to a position of immediate emancipation and citizenship for the freed slaves is one of moral growth and engaged leadership. Foner tells this story as no one else can: 1/ He knows this period better than anyone else; 2/ He has a historian's perfect pitch: the ability to draw Lincoln and the broader history into the right balance; 3/ He writes with unmatched clarity.

Genre: Biography