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Lincoln and the abolitionists, John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War, Fred Kaplan

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-366) and index

contains biographical information

illustrationsplatesportraits

index present

non fiction

Lincoln and the abolitionists

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967029593

Fred Kaplan

John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War

Explores how the differing experiences and viewpoints of two Presidents shaped slavery and race relations in America for more than a century

A continual torment -- The first American martyr -- A difficult year -- A field of blood -- The distant goal -- The African mirage -- The Constitutional rag -- The ameliorative President -- Soft inducement -- The ultimate gradualists