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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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The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War, James Oakes
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- Released
- 2014
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War
- Language
- English
- Authors
- James Oakes
- Publisher
- Norton
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 207
- ISBN10
- 0393239934
- ISBN13
- 9780393239935
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Political Science & Politics, Politics, American History, Race, Racism, Civil War, Civil War (1861-1865)
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- 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.