The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution Classics_Gift_Guide cured herring

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The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution Classics_Gift_Guide cured herringFinalist for the 2022 Lincoln Prize An award winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincoln's 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 Oakes's brilliant history of Lincoln's antislavery strategies reveals a striking consistency and commitment extending over many years.