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7. Reunion
Allen C. Guelzo
in Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
‘Reunion’ examines the period after the Emancipation Proclamation, the ongoing Civil War, and the presidential campaign of 1864. By the fall of 1864, large portions of the Confederacy's ...
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Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
Allen C. Guelzo
Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction explores the problems that confronted Lincoln and liberal democracy — equality, opportunity, the rule of law, slavery, freedom, and ...
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6. Emancipation
Allen C. Guelzo
in Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
‘Emancipation’ explains how Lincoln responded to the secessionist crisis. The Confederates had seceded in order to avoid being coerced into emancipation. Presidents had no constitutional ...
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5. 1864
Louis P. Masur
in The U.S. Civil War: A Very Short Introduction
“1864” demonstrates that the Union defeats across Virginia in that year came at a politically precarious time for Abraham Lincoln, with rivals angling for the Republication presidential ...
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2. 1861
Louis P. Masur
in The U.S. Civil War: A Very Short Introduction
“1861” describes the events of that year, which began with the appointment of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy. Following the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, Lincoln ...
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4. From artifact to intellectual
Sean Teuton
in Native American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
‘From artifact to intellectual’ describes the nineteenth-century Indian Wars and the numerous Native American autobiographies that provide a glimpse into indigenous patterns of living, ways ...
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