The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
| Author: | James Oakes | ISBN: | 9780393244274 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | May 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Oakes |
| ISBN: | 9780393244274 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | May 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction
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.
A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction
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.
