The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War

The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9780393239935
ISBN-13 : 0393239934
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Book Synopsis The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War by : James Oakes

Download or read book The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War written by James Oakes and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the Civil War and the anti-slavery movement, specifically highlighting the plan to help abolish slavery by surrounding the slave states with territories of freedom and discusses the possibility of what could have been a more peaceful alternative to the war.


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