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Author:

Vescia, Monique, author.

Title:

The Emancipation Proclamation / Monique Vescia.

Publisher:

Britannica Educational Publishing in Association with Rosen Educational Services,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.

Subject:

United States.--President (1861-1865 : Lincoln).--Emancipation Proclamation--Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Views on slavery--Juvenile literature.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
Slaves--Emancipation--United States--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Contents:

What is a primary source? -- Slavery -- Slave labor in the south -- Growing tensions -- In defense of freedom -- Slave states versus free states -- A nation at war with itself -- Drafting the Emancipation Proclamation -- A cause worth fighting for -- How the world saw the war -- Joining the ranks -- A long road to equality -- Forever free.

Summary:

Provides a historical context for the Emancipation Proclamation and its impact on American history.

Series:

Let's find out! Primary sources

ISBN:

1508104069
9781508104063 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1508104050
9781508104056 (library bound : alk. paper) :

LCCN:

2016021835

Locations:

HLPC845 -- Alton Public Library (Alton)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

SWPB124 -- Dumont Community Library (Dumont)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)