The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery PoliticsThis is a book about two towering figures in our nation's history. It is a moving story about an improbable friendship, and an important story about an equally improbable alliance. [In the book, the author] has written a ... narrative history. He brings these two iconic figures to life and sheds new light on the central issues of slavery, race, and equality in Civil War America.-Dust jacket. |
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Crítica de los usuarios - ScoutJ - LibraryThingActually quite good, if a bit repetitive and in some place contradictory. Oakes clearly lays out Lincoln's longstanding opposition to slavery, as opposed to his abolition-by-convenience reputation ... Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - HistReader - LibraryThingMr Oakes concludes this book with denial of writing a "dual biography." Despite this claim, the insight he provides with investigation of each man's words, Mr Oakes paints two near biographical ... Leer comentario completo
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The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the ... James Oakes Vista previa limitada - 2011 |
The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the ... James Oakes Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics |
| Autor | James Oakes |
| Edición | reimpresa |
| Editor | W. W. Norton & Company, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0393061949, 9780393061949 |
| Largo | 328 páginas |
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