Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865
by James Oakes
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"James Oakes, Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865. A powerful analytical narrative of the confluence of politics and war that ended America's shame and trauma."
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