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Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the American Civil War.
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The book offers a lucid narrative history of the Civil War, providing fresh insights and thoughtful interpretations that challenge conventional views. It aims to supply scholars and enthusiasts with a fresh perspective on the causes and consequences of the Civil War through insightful analysis and extensive bibliographical essays. The author argues that the war was fundamentally about slavery, that the North’s moral justification was flawed, that the conflict was likely unnecessary, and that it imposed political costs such as suppression of dissent and expansion of government. Reviewed by Publishers Weekly.
Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men is an exciting narrative history offering fresh insights into many aspects of the Civil This is a lucid, edifying account of the Civil War era. Mr. has an impressive command of the relevant contemporary literature. His interpretations are thoughtful, often provocative, always well worth considering, Civil War buffs will want this book on their shelves. -- Kenneth M. Stampp University of California, Berkeley Hummel presents some uncomfortable truths for both sides of the Civil For the South, builds a case that the war was indeed about slavery. For the North, he shows that a war to preserve the union was morally bankrupt and that freeing the slaves was the only justifiable reason for fighting. Yet demonstrates that even a war for such a noble cause was probably unnecessary, since slavery was politically doomed in an independent South. also illustrates some of the cost of the war, such as Lincoln g suppression of political opposition, the closing of dissenting newspapers, and the creation of big government under Republicans Lincoln, Johnson, and Grant. -- Library Journal In this insightful treatment of the Civil War (addressing the causes, the war itself and Reconstruction), Hummel's text argues against the thesis that armed confrontation was inevitable. With its insight)d analysis (not to mention the extensive bibliographical essays that elaborate each chapter), Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men will supply both the academic and Civil War buff with an added perspective on the causes and consequences of the Civil War. -- Publishers Weekly