Lincoln and the abolitionists : John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War / Fred Kaplan.

Explores how the differing experiences and viewpoints of two Presidents shaped slavery and race relations in America for more than a century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaplan, Fred, 1937- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Slavery.
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > History > 19th century.
Racism > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
Physical Description:xvi, 395 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A continual torment
  • The first American martyr
  • A difficult year
  • A field of blood
  • The distant goal
  • The African mirage
  • The Constitutional rag
  • The ameliorative President
  • Soft inducement
  • The ultimate gradualists.