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Lincoln and the Border States preserving the Union /

Faced with a divided nation, Abraham Lincoln deemed the loyalty of the border slave states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri crucial to the preservation of the Union. But while most scholars contend that these states were secure by the end of 1861, the author argues that Confederate camp...

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Main Author: Harris, William C. 1933-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2011.
Lawrence, Kan. : [2011]
Physical Description: xii, 416 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865.
Slavery -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery -- Political aspects -- Border States -- History -- 19th century.
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- United States.
Enslaved persons -- Emancipation -- Border States.
Border States (U.S. Civil War)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Political aspects.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.

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