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A Nation Divided Ser.: Studies in the Civil War Era: Lincoln's Dilemma : Blair, Sumner, and the Republican Struggle over Racism and Equality in the Civil War Era by Paul D. Escott (2014, Hardcover)
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LINCOLN'S DILEMMA: BLAIR, SUMNER, AND THE REPUBLICAN STRUGGLE OVER RACISM AND EQUALITY IN THE CIVIL WAR ERA (A NATION DIVIDED: STUDIES IN THE CIVIL WAR ERA) By Paul D. Escott - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**.
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PublisherUniversity of Virginia Press
ISBN-100813936195
ISBN-139780813936192
eBay Product ID (ePID)201630075
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameLincoln's Dilemma : Blair, Sumner, and the Republican Struggle over Racism and Equality in the Civil War Era
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDiscrimination & Race Relations, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorPaul D. Escott
SeriesA Nation Divided Ser.: Studies in the Civil War Era
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2013-047221
ReviewsThis really is a new perspective on the period and on the men. Lincoln, among his other attributes, was a consummate politician, which this book demonstrates. Many Americans saw that attribute in the film Lincoln, but it's clear that the president exercised his leadership abilities long before the debate over the Thirteenth Amendment. -- David Goldfield, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, author of America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation, Usually politicians 'evolve' in a change of tactics, not of heart. In Lincoln's Dilemma Escott paints subtle portraits of the evolution in three men's hearts on the great question of their age (and ours)--that of race and racism. The result is a magnificent taxonomy of the nineteenth-century white racial mind -- Stephen Berry, University of Georgia, author of House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War, In this lively political history, Paul Escott utilizes the philosophical tension between twoimportant branches of the Republican coalition to explain Lincoln's progressiontoward emancipation and his sometimes conflicted vision of race in a postwar society.... The result is a compelling political narrative. -- North Carolina Historical Review, This really is a new perspective on the period and on the men. Lincoln, among his other attributes, was a consummate politician, which this book demonstrates. Many Americans saw that attribute in the film Lincoln, but it's clear that the President exercised his leadership abilities long before the debate over the Thirteenth Amendment., In this lively political history, Paul Escott utilizes the philosophical tension between twoimportant branches of the Republican coalition to explain Lincoln's progressiontoward emancipation and his sometimes conflicted vision of race in a postwar society.... The result is a compelling political narrative., "Escott's well-reasoned book is a worthy addition to the sizable literature on Lincoln and race. Drawing on mostly synthetic research, he provides a valuable context for and somewhat original take on our greatest president's evolving racial views and policies. It is yet another fine book by a superb historian." -- Michael Thomas Smith, McNeese State Univeristy, This really is a new perspective on the period and on the men. Lincoln, among his other attributes, was a consummate politician, which this book demonstrates. Many Americans saw that attribute in the film Lincoln, but it's clear that the president exercised his leadership abilities long before the debate over the Thirteenth Amendment., Escott's well-reasoned book is a worthy addition to the sizable literature on Lincoln and race. Drawing on mostly synthetic research, he provides a valuable context for and somewhat original take on our greatest president's evolving racial views and policies. It is yet another fine book by a superb historian., Escott has numerous publications on the Civil War era (e.g., The Confederacy, CH, Nov'10, 48-1661), and it shows in this book. The research is thorough, the text is meticulously organized and presented, and the conclusions are reasoned and sound., Paul D. Escott has written about an important topic that Americans prefer not to acknowledge or address. His careful research and new analysis will prompt both scholars and general readers to rethink their understanding of Abraham Lincoln and American race relations. -- Gordon McKinney, Berea College, author of Henry W. Blair's Campaign to Reform America: From the Civil War to the U.S. Senate, Usually politicians 'evolve' in a change of tactics, not of heart. In Lincoln's Dilemma Escott paints subtle portraits of the evolution in three men's hearts on the great question of their age (and ours)--that of race and racism. The result is a magnificent taxonomy of the nineteenth-century white racial mind, In this lively political history, Paul Escott utilizes the philosophical tension between two important branches of the Republican coalition to explain Lincoln's progression toward emancipation and his sometimes conflicted vision of race in a postwar society.... The result is a compelling political narrative., Among white northerners generally, far more opposed emancipation, even at war's end, than supported black equality. Paul Escott places Lincoln squarely in that world, shows how he moved along the spectrum of racial views, and how he struggled, inside and out, at every step along the way. This book, together with his previous work, establishes Escott as this generation's leading scholar on Lincoln and the problem of racism in Civil War America. -- H. David Williams, Valdosta State University, author of I Freed Myself: African American Self-Emancipation in the Civil War Era, Paul D. Escott has written about an important topic that Americans prefer not to acknowledge or address. His careful research and new analysis will prompt both scholars and general readers to rethink their understanding of Abraham Lincoln and American race relations., Among white northerners generally, far more opposed emancipation, even at war's end, than supported black equality. Paul Escott places Lincoln squarely in that world, shows how he moved along the spectrum of racial views, and how he struggled, inside and out, at every step along the way. This book, together with his previous work, establishes Escott as this generation's leading scholar on Lincoln and the problem of racism in Civil War America.
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.7092
Table Of ContentPreface Introduction: Two Speeches 1. Prejudice and Human Sympathy 2. Founding the Republican Party 3. Attitudes toward Slavery and Race 4. Lincoln's Attitudes on Slavery and Race 5. Warning Whites about Slavery: Antislavery versus Racism 6. Violence 7. Ambition, Triumph, and Crisis 8. Secession 9. Making War and Alliances 10. Shocking Defeat, Alternate Paths 11. Obstacles 12. Suffering 13. Military Necessity and a Covenant with God 14. Traitors or Brothers? 15. Reconstruction or Restoration? 16. Violence and Racism 17. Political Dangers, Ambiguous Policies 18. They Can Have Peace 19. With Malice toward None; with Charity for All 20. Assassination 21. Unfinished Business Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
SynopsisThe Civil War forced America finally to confront the contradiction between its founding values and human slavery. At the center of this historic confrontation was Abraham Lincoln. In this fascinating new book Paul Escott considers the evolution of the president's thoughts on race in relation to three other, powerful - and often conflicting - voices., The Civil War forced America finally to confront the contradiction between its founding values and human slavery. At the center of this historic confrontation was Abraham Lincoln. By the time this Illinois politician had risen to the office of president, the dilemma of slavery had expanded to the question of all African Americans' future. In this fascinating new book Paul Escott considers the evolution of the president's thoughts on race in relation to three other, powerful--and often conflicting--voices. Lincoln's fellow Republicans Charles Sumner and Montgomery Blair played crucial roles in the shaping of their party. While both Sumner and Blair were opposed to slavery, their motivations reflected profoundly different approaches to the issue. Blair's antislavery stance stemmed from a racist dedication to remove African Americans from the country altogether. Sumner, in contrast, opposed slavery as a crusader for racial equality and a passionate abolitionist. Lincoln maintained close personal relationships with both men as he wrestled with the slavery question. In addition to these antislavery voices, Escott also weaves into his narrative the other extreme, of which Lincoln was politically aware: the virulent racism and hierarchical values that motivated not only the Confederates but surprisingly many Northerners and which were embodied by the president's eventual assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Sumner, Blair, and violent racists like Booth each represent forces with which Lincoln had to contend as he presided over a brutal civil war and faced the issues of slavery and equality lying at its root. Other books and films have provided glimpses of the atmosphere in which the president created his Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln's Dilemma evokes more fully and brings to life the men Lincoln worked with, and against, as he moved racial equality forward. A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era
LC Classification NumberE457.2.E729 2014
