{"product_id":"lincolns-hundred-days-the-emancipation-proclamation-and-the-war-for-the-union-9780674066908","title":"Lincoln's Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The time has come now \" Abraham Lincoln told his cabinet as he presented the preliminary draft of a \"Proclamation of Emancipation.\" Lincolns effort to end slavery has been controversial from its inception-when it was denounced by some as an unconstitutional usurpation and by others as an inadequate half-measure-up to the present  as historians have discounted its import and impact. At the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation  Louis Masur seeks to restore the documents reputation by exploring its evolution.  Lincolns Hundred Days is the first book to tell the full story of the critical period between September 22  1862  when Lincoln issued his preliminary Proclamation  and January 1  1863  when he signed the final  significantly altered  decree. In those tumultuous hundred days  as battlefield deaths mounted  debate raged. Masur commands vast primary sources to portray the daily struggles and enormous consequences of the presidents efforts as Lincoln led a nation through war and toward emancipation. With his deadline looming  Lincoln hesitated and calculated  frustrating friends and foes alike  as he reckoned with the anxieties and expectations of millions. We hear these concerns  from poets  cabinet members and foreign officials  from enlisted men on the front and free blacks as well as slaves.  Masur presents a fresh portrait of Lincoln as a complex figure who worried about  listened to  debated  prayed for  and even joked with his country  and then followed his conviction in directing America toward a terrifying and thrilling unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651658342453,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674066901","price":30.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674066908.jpg?v=1781837114","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/lincolns-hundred-days-the-emancipation-proclamation-and-the-war-for-the-union-9780674066908","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}