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The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War
The Scorpion's Sting Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War
Author: James Oakes
An award-winning historian lays the foundation for a fresh account of slavery, abolition, and the Civil War.Surrounded by a ring of fire, the scorpion stings itself to death. The image, widespread among antislavery leaders before the Civil War, captures their long-standing strategy for peaceful abolition: they would surround the slave states wit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393239935
ISBN-10: 0393239934
Publication Date: 5/19/2014
Pages: 160
Edition: 1
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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