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Author Harris, William C. (William Charles), 1933-

Title Lincoln and the Border States : preserving the Union / William C. Harris.

Publication Info. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2011]
©2011

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  973.71 HARRIS    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  973.71 H24    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  973.71 HA    Check Shelf
Description xii, 416 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The Border States and Lincoln's election -- After Fort Sumter : crisis in Maryland -- Kentucky : experiment in neutrality -- Missouri : a state in turmoil -- Lincoln's emancipation initiatives and the Border States -- The struggle over emancipation -- Resistance in Kentucky, 1863-1865 -- Union and emancipation triumphant : Maryland -- Union and emancipation triumphant : Missouri.
Summary Profiles the 16th President's precarious relationship with such border states as Delaware, Maryland and Missouri while revealing the guerrilla activities that compromised border region stability, chronicling how Lincoln negotiated complex policies on divisive issues to strengthen the Union and promote emancipation agendas.
Subject Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
Slavery -- Political aspects -- Border States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Political aspects.
Border States (U.S. Civil War)
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- Border States.
Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery.
ISBN 9780700618040 cloth alkaline paper
070061804X cloth alkaline paper
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