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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Lincoln's Hundred Days Lincoln's Hundred Days Louis P. Masur "The time has come now," Abraham Lincoln told his cabinet as he presented the preliminary draft of a "Proclamation of Emancipation." Lincoln's effort to end slavery has been controversial since its i… OL16572226W
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Facsimile of newspaper clippings of Lincoln's speeches on the subject of Negro equality, pasted by him in a small pocket memorandum book, with manuscript notes and a letter. OL16632171W
Lincoln and slavery Lincoln and slavery Peter Burchard A biography of the sixteenth president which focuses on the issue of slavery and the importance it had throughout Lincoln's life from his early days as a lawyer through his presidency. OL1851241W
Douglass and Lincoln Douglass and Lincoln Stephen Kendrick,Paul Kendrick Describes how Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass set the groundwork in three historic meetings to abolish slavery in the United States, despite their differing perspectives on the war and the ins… OL19926944W
The Jefferson-Lemen compact The Jefferson-Lemen compact MacNaul, Willard C. McNaul argues in this address to the Chicago Historical Society that James Lemen, who he describes as a ‘young protégé’ of Thomas Jefferson, was sent by Jefferson in the 1780s to Illinois country to … OL202875W
The wolf by the ears The wolf by the ears John Chester Miller Examines Thomas Jefferson's attitudes toward slavery--how they affected and were affected by the political and social climate of the times and how they meshed with his general views on agrarianism, p… OL4101258W
Lincoln's quest for equality Lincoln's quest for equality Carl F. Wieck "The "House Divided" speech helped to win Lincoln the presidency; the Gettysburg Address made him an icon. How did Lincoln come to speak the words that would change a nation? Analyzing the ideas and … OL5957045W
Mr. Jefferson's lost cause Mr. Jefferson's lost cause Roger G. Kennedy Thomas Jefferson advocated a republic of small farmers -- free and independent yeomen. And yet as president he presided over a massive expansion of the slaveholding plantation system -- particularly … OL61004W