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Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment (Concise Lincoln Library)
Christian G. Samito
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Description for Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment (Concise Lincoln Library)
Hardcover. Series: Concise Lincoln Library. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 381.
Long before the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln recognized the challenge American slavery posed to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. A constitutional amendment would be the ideal solution to ending slavery, yet the idea of such an amendment conflicted with several of Lincoln’s long-held positions. In this study, Christian G. Samito examines how Lincoln’s opposition to amending the United States Constitution shaped his political views before he became president, and how constitutional arguments overcame Lincoln’s objections, turning him into a supporter of the Thirteenth Amendment by 1864–65.
For most of his political career, Samito shows, Lincoln disputed changing ... Read more
Long before the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln recognized the challenge American slavery posed to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. A constitutional amendment would be the ideal solution to ending slavery, yet the idea of such an amendment conflicted with several of Lincoln’s long-held positions. In this study, Christian G. Samito examines how Lincoln’s opposition to amending the United States Constitution shaped his political views before he became president, and how constitutional arguments overcame Lincoln’s objections, turning him into a supporter of the Thirteenth Amendment by 1864–65.
For most of his political career, Samito shows, Lincoln disputed changing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Series
Concise Lincoln Library
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809334247
SKU
V9780809334247
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About Christian G. Samito
Christian G. Samito practices law in Boston and teaches legal and constitutional history seminars at Boston University School of Law, USA. He is the author of Becoming American under Fire: Irish Americans, African Americans, and the Politics of Citizenship during the Civil War Era. He edited Changes in Law and Society during the Civil War and Reconstruction: A Legal History ... Read more
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