Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 (James Oakes - BH) Size:Paperback S/L# 27565

S/L# 27565

Who commanded the Irish Brigade at Gettysburg

The complex and fascinating campaign included deceit

The history of each battlefield is followed by the classic ghost stories that have been around since the guns fell silent

a new Lincoln was on display

Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 (James Oakes - BH) Size:Paperback S/L# 27565Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861 1865 by James Oakes Winner of the Lincoln Prize "Oakes brilliantly succeeds in [clarifying] the aims of the war with a wholly new perspective." David Brion Davis, New York Review of Books Freedom National is a groundbreaking history of emancipation that joins the political initiatives of Lincoln and the Republicans in Congress with the courageous actions of Union soldiers and