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<b>A <i>Washington Post</i> Notable Work of Nonfiction </b><br><p>The image of a scorpion surrounded by a ring of fire, stinging itself to death, was widespread among antislavery leaders before the Civil War. It captures their long-standing strategy for peaceful abolition: they would surround the slave states with a cordon of freedom, constricting slavery and inducing the social crisis in which the peculiar institution would die. The image opens a fresh perspective on antislavery and the coming

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Author

Oakes, James

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393351217

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Civil War Period (1850 1877)

Rating

4 / 5 (34 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13