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An award-winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincoln's antislavery strategies.

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"In “The Crooked Path to Abolition,” his very solid, carefully and rigorously argued book, James Oakes... describes and analyzes the antislavery constitutionalism that emerged in a dialectical struggle with pro-slavery constitutionalism in antebellum America." -- The New York Times
"Mr. Oakes, a distinguished Civil War historian and a professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, describes the development of these constitutional antislavery strategies concisely and clearly. At just over 200 pages, his book contains more insightful analysis than countless massive tomes on the antislavery movement." -- The Washington Post

The Crooked Path to Abolition

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/02/2021
      ISBN13: 9781324005858, 978-1324005858
      ISBN10: 1324005858

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An award-winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincoln's antislavery strategies.

      Trade Review
      "In “The Crooked Path to Abolition,” his very solid, carefully and rigorously argued book, James Oakes... describes and analyzes the antislavery constitutionalism that emerged in a dialectical struggle with pro-slavery constitutionalism in antebellum America." -- The New York Times
      "Mr. Oakes, a distinguished Civil War historian and a professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, describes the development of these constitutional antislavery strategies concisely and clearly. At just over 200 pages, his book contains more insightful analysis than countless massive tomes on the antislavery movement." -- The Washington Post

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