| Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War Contributor(s): Oakes, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393351211 ISBN-13: 9780393351217 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Social Science | Slavery - History | African American |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.57 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Black History - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Oakes, James: - James Oakes is the author of several acclaimed books on slavery and the Civil War. His history of emancipation, Freedom National, won the Lincoln Prize and was longlisted for the National Book Award. He is Distinguished Professor of History and Graduate School Humanities Professor at the Graduate Center, CUNY. |