Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780393351217

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by James Oakes (Author)

The image of a scorpion surrounded by a ring of fire, stinging itself to death, was widespread among antislavery leaders before the Civil War. It captures their long-standing strategy for peaceful abolition: they would surround the slave states with a cordon of freedom, constricting slavery and inducing the social crisis in which the peculiar institution would die. The image opens a fresh perspective on antislavery and the coming of the Civil War, brilliantly explored here by one of our greatest historians of the period.

Number of Pages: 208

Dimensions: 0.6 x 8 x 5.4 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: June 15, 2015

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