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Carey, Charles W., Jr.

The Emancipation Proclamation

(3) 4-6 Carey looks at events before and after the implementation of the Proclamation and discusses the roles Congress and the president played in its becoming law. Readers will get a sense of Lincoln as a politician who initially had to be convinced of the political wisdom of freeing the slaves but later held firmly to a belief in freedom for all. Archival reproductions and sepia-toned photos illustrate the book, and a time line is included. Bib., glos., ind.

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