Reviews
"A brisk and elegant narrative that is likely to stand for some time as the definitive account of Lincoln's noblest achievement. . . . Guelzo's book succeeds in restoring emancipation to its historical context. . . . He has provided the best account to date of the political virtuosity and unswerving idealism that gave Lincoln his victory in the difficult battle to destroy slavery." -- Los Angeles Times, "Most if not all of the preceding works [on the Emancipation Proclamation] will now pale with the publication ofLincoln's Emancipation Proclamationby [this] highly respected Lincoln scholar . . . With this volume, decades of misunderstanding about Lincoln's most controversial action now give way to exactly what Lincoln's proclamation was, for then and for all times."--Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Immediately takes its place not only as the newest study of emancipation, but far and away, the very best."-- Harold Holzer,Civil War Book Review, "A brisk and elegant narrative that is likely to stand for some time as the definitive account of Lincoln's noblest achievement. . . . Guelzo's book succeeds in restoring emancipation to its historical context. . . . He has provided the best account to date of the political virtuosity and unswerving idealism that gave Lincoln his victory in the difficult battle to destroy slavery."-- Los Angeles Times, "This impressive work is a splendid history of the genesis, issuance and aftermath of Lincoln's epoch-making Emancipation Proclamation...The political and legal reasoning behind Lincoln's series of hugely difficult decisions has never been presented so well before nor in such authoritative detail...It's hard to imagine that this book will soon be surpassed as the definitive work on the subject."-- Publishers Weekly (starred), "A brisk and elegant narrative that is likely to stand for some time as the definitive account of Lincoln's noblest achievement. . . . Guelzo's book succeeds in restoring emancipation to its historical context. . . . He has provided the best account to date of the political virtuosity and unswerving idealism that gave Lincoln his victory in the difficult battle to destroy slavery."--Los Angeles Times, "Most if not all of the preceding works [on the Emancipation Proclamation] will now pale with the publication of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation by [this] highly respected Lincoln scholar . . . With this volume, decades of misunderstanding about Lincoln's most controversial action now give way to exactly what Lincoln's proclamation was, for then and for all times." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch, "The complex story of how the war to preserve the Union evolved into a war to give that Union 'a new birth of freedom' has been told many times -- but never so well."-- James M. McPherson, "A brisk and elegant narrative that is likely to stand for some time as the definitive account of Lincoln's noblest achievement....Guelzo's book succeeds in restoring emancipation to its historical context....He has provided the best account to date of the political virtuosity and unswerving idealism that gave Lincoln his victory in the difficult battle to destroy slavery."-- Los Angeles Times, "Most if not all of the preceding works [on the Emancipation Proclamation] will now pale with the publication of "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation" by [this] highly respected Lincoln scholar...With this volume, decades of misunderstanding about Lincoln's most controversial action now give way to exactly what Lincoln's proclamation was, for then and for all times."-- "Richmond Times-Dispatch", "Immediately takes its place not only as the newest study of emancipation, but far and away, the very best."-- Harold Holzer, "Civil War Book Review", "Most if not all of the preceding works [on the Emancipation Proclamation] will now pale with the publication of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation by [this] highly respected Lincoln scholar...With this volume, decades of misunderstanding about Lincoln's most controversial action now give way to exactly what Lincoln's proclamation was, for then and for all times."-- Richmond Times-Dispatch, "This impressive work is a splendid history of the genesis, issuance and aftermath of Lincoln's epoch-making Emancipation Proclamation...The political and legal reasoning behind Lincoln's series of hugely difficult decisions has never been presented so well before nor in such authoritative detail...It's hard to imagine that this book will soon be surpassed as the definitive work on the subject."--Publishers Weekly(starred), "Immediately takes its place not only as the newest study of emancipation, but far and away, the very best." -- Harold Holzer, Civil War Book Review, "A brisk and elegant narrative that is likely to stand for some time as the definitive account of Lincoln's noblest achievement. . . . Guelzo's book succeeds in restoring emancipation to its historical context. . . . He has provided the best account to date of the political virtuosity and unswerving idealism that gave Lincoln his victory in the difficult battle to destroy slavery."-- "Los Angeles Times", "New research, new perspectives, new questions and new answers to old questions about this complex and endlessly fascinating man YAbraham Lincoln? continue to inspire books that are a stimulation of the mind, if not also of the flesh...The complex story of how the war to preserve the Union evolved into a war to give that Union 'a new birth of freedom' has been told many times -- but never so well."-- James M. McPherson, "The Nation", "Immediately takes its place not only as the newest study of emancipation, but far and away, the very best."-- Harold Holzer, Civil War Book Review, "This impressive work is a splendid history of the genesis, issuance and aftermath of Lincoln's epoch-making Emancipation Proclamation...The political and legal reasoning behind Lincoln's series of hugely difficult decisions has never been presented so well before nor in such authoritative detail...It's hard to imagine that this book will soon be surpassed as the definitive work on the subject."-- "Publishers Weekly" (starred), "Most if not all of the preceding works [on the Emancipation Proclamation] will now pale with the publication of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation by [this] highly respected Lincoln scholar . . . With this volume, decades of misunderstanding about Lincoln's most controversial action now give way to exactly what Lincoln's proclamation was, for then and for all times."-- Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Most if not all of the preceding works Yon the Emancipation Proclamation? will now pale with the publication of "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation" by Ythis? highly respected Lincoln scholar . . . With this volume, decades of misunderstanding about Lincoln's most controversial action now give way to exactly what Lincoln's proclamation was, for then and for all times."-- "Richmond Times-Dispatch", "The complex story of how the war to preserve the Union evolved into a war to give that Union 'a new birth of freedom' has been told many times -- but never so well." -- James M. McPherson, "New research, new perspectives, new questions and new answers to old questions about this complex and endlessly fascinating man [Abraham Lincoln] continue to inspire books that are a stimulation of the mind, if not also of the flesh...The complex story of how the war to preserve the Union evolved into a war to give that Union 'a new birth of freedom' has been told many times -- but never so well."-- James M. McPherson, The Nation
