Lincoln and Slavery

by Peter D. Burchard

Book Overview

Why did Abraham Lincoln approve of compromises over slavery?
How could he have thought that most black Americans would accept voluntary segregation as the way to freedom?
Why, in spite of Lincoln's shortcomings, did the black leader Frederick Douglass think that the president's accomplishments were more remarkable than those of the founding fathers?
In providing at least partial answers to these questions, Lincoln and Slavery...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689815700
• ISBN13: 9780689815706
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Lincoln and slavery

This biography is very readable focusing on the problems of slavery and preserving the Union. Lincoln was ardently against slavery but knew he had to have the trust of the slave states also in order to preserve the Union and ultimately ban slavery in all states. The book reveals the personal agony and deep thought that went into the complex decisions that were mainly on him alone. It is appropriate for readers from upper elementary into adulthood.