Think Anew, Act Anew – Abraham Lincoln on Slavery, Freedom and Union Simpson

Think Anew, Act Anew\n\nAbraham Lincoln on Slavery, Freedom, and Union\n\nBrooks D. Simpson (Edited by), BD Simpson (Author)\n\n9780882959757, Wiley\n\nPaperback / softback, published 8 January 2013\n\n205 pages\n21.1 x 13.8 x 1.1 cm, 0.263 kg\n\nIn the hope of shedding light on questions that continue to spark debate among historians and students of Lincoln, Brooks Simpson presents Think Anew, Act Anew, a concise and inventively annotated collection of documents written by Abraham Lincoln that focus on the interrelated themes of slavery, union, emancipation, and reconstruction. How did Lincoln define equality? How did he harmonize his rejection of slavery as immoral with his toleration of it where it existed? What were his views on race, and did they change over time? What did freedom mean to him? \nThis unique selection of Lincoln's own words offers readers a chance to explore for themselves how Lincoln understood the prevailing concerns of his America. Professor Simpson provides c]