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The Scorpions Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War
The Scorpions Sting Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War
Author: James Oakes
?Beautifully argued . . . succeeds in telling us new things about a heavily explored topic.??Mark M. Smith, Wall Street Journal 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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393351217
ISBN-10: 0393351211
Publication Date: 6/15/2015
Pages: 208
Edition: 1
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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