Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery. The Other Thirteenth Amendment and the Struggle to Save the Union, Paperback/Daniel W. Crofts

In this landmark book, Daniel Crofts examines a little-known episode in the most celebrated aspect of Abraham Lincoln's life: his role as the ""Great Emancipator"". Crofts argues that Lincoln no intention of being the ""Great Emancipator"" when he took office. Only amid the crucible of combat did the war to save the Union become a war for freedom. Illustrations: 24 halftones, 1 table