No Right To An Honest Living by Jacqueline Jones
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A sobering study of the obstacles freed slaves faced in 19th-century Boston.
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The Crooked Path to Abolition by James Oakes
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A compact and fascinating examination of Abraham Lincoln’s antislavery evolution.
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Civil War Barons by Jeffrey D. Wert
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A brisk gallivant through nineteen biographies of men who made fortunes in the business of war.
Read MoreThe Calculus of Violence by Aaron Sheehan-Dean
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An examination of the agonizing debates about the meaning of a just war in the Civil War era.
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