John Quincy Adams, slavery, and the Civil War Kaplan, Fred 1937- creator text nyu New York NY Harper 2017 monographic eng

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395 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Explores how the differing experiences and viewpoints of two Presidents shaped slavery and race relations in America for more than a century. 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. Fred Kaplan Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Views on 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 Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Estados Unidos Guerra civil, 1861-1865 Estados Unidos Historia Guerra civil, 1861-1865 Causas Esclavitud Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XIX Esclavitud Estados Unidos Movimientos antiesclavistas 002 E 457 K17l 2017 973.7/092 9780062440006 180215 20230404125810.0 129381