The Scorpion's Sting : Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War Paperback / softback
by James (City University of New York Graduate Center) Oakes
Paperback / softback
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.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:WW Norton & Co
- Publication Date:20/11/2015
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- ISBN:9780393351217
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:WW Norton & Co
- Publication Date:20/11/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9780393351217