Harvard University Press
March 2012
On Sale: February 27, 2012
256 pages ISBN: 0674064402 EAN: 9780674064409 Kindle: B00838XQHU Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
The Emancipation Proclamation is responsible both for
Lincoln’s being hailed as the Great Emancipator and for his
being pilloried by those who consider his once-radical
effort at emancipation insufficient. Holzer examines the
impact of Lincoln’s announcement at the moment of its
creation, and then as its meaning has changed over time.