| The Emancipation Proclamation: Ending Slavery in America Contributor(s): Woog, Adam (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604133074 ISBN-13: 9781604133073 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: In 1863, during the Civil War that had torn the United States apart, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves would be freed in the Confederate states at war. Considered Lincoln's most direct action to hasten the end of slavery, the proclamation promised that slavery would effectively end at the conclusion of the war--and also allowed African Americans to serve in the Union army. Though the Emancipation Proclamation could not be enforced in the Confederate states until after the war, its issuance linked the Union's fight for the country's unity with the moral cause of freeing the slaves. In The Emancipation Proclamation: Ending Slavery in America, read about the groundbreaking document that was a precursor to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that effectively ended slavery in the United States. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.714 |
| LCCN: 2008030742 |
| Series: Milestones in American History |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (0.75 lbs) 117 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Topical - Black History |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1863, during the Civil War that had torn the United States apart, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves would be freed in the Confederate states at war. This book explores the document that was a precursor to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. |