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About the Author
James M. McPherson is Professor of History at Princeton University. His many books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, as well as What They Fought For, 1861-1865; Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution; Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction; and The Negro's Civil War: How American Negroes Felt and Acted during the War for the Union.
Reviews
"The Abolitionist Legacy shows many of the same graces as its predecessor: wide-ranging and careful research, a strong sense of story line, an eye for good quotations, unyielding sympathy for those who devoted their lives to uplifting the freedmen."--Reviews in American History "In addition to discussing the complex blend of egalitarianism and paternalism in the thought of white proponents of black advancement, McPherson offers suggestions of the intricate mixture of racial consciousness, individual ambition, and racial romanticism that continues to fuel modern black separatism."--Political Science Quarterly "Must surely be assigned an important place in the literature of the history of ideas and of race relations in the United States."--The Times Literary Supplement [See full book description http://press.princeton.edu/titles/1500.html]
Book Information
ISBN 9780691100395
Author James M. McPherson
Format Paperback
Page Count 456
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 652g