Can I read Lincoln and the abolitionists : John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War on EtoBox?

Lincoln and the abolitionists : John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War by Kaplan, Fred, 1937- author is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Lincoln and the abolitionists : John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War about?

Explores How The Differing Experiences And Viewpoints Of Two Presidents Shaped Slavery And Race Relations In America For More Than A Century. The Acclaimed Biographer Fred Kaplan Returns With A Controversial Exploration Of How Abraham Lincoln's And John Quincy Adams' Experiences With Slavery And Race Shaped Their Differing Viewpoints, Providing Perceptive Insights Into These Two Great Presidents And A Revealing Perspective On Race Relations In Modern America. Though The Emancipation Proclamation, Limited As It Was, Ultimately Defined His Presidency, Lincoln Was A Man Shaped By The Values Of The White America Into Which He Was Born. While He Viewed Slavery As A Moral Crime Abhorrent To American Principles, He Disapproved Of Antislavery Activists. Until The Last Year Of His Life, He Advocated Voluntary Deportation, Concerned That Free Blacks In A White Society Would Result In Centuries Of Conflict. In 1861, He Reluctantly Took The Nation To War To Save It. While This Devastating Struggle Would Preserve The Union, It Would Also Abolish Slavery--creating The Biracial Democracy Lincoln Feared.^ Years Earlier, John Quincy Adams Had Become Convinced That Slavery Would Eventually Destroy T

Who reads Lincoln and the abolitionists : John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War?

Author

Kaplan, Fred, 1937- author

Publisher

New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062440006

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, History

Rating

3.62 / 5 (34 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14