Tackach, James

Presents fourteen essays on the abolitionist movement in America addressing such issues as Puritan and Quaker condemnation of slavery, emancipation and the Constitution, the Nat Turner slave rebellion, Lincoln's role, and more.

Contains twenty critical essays in which the authors examine various aspects of the slave narrative, discussing its origins and development, form and content, and impact on American literature.

Discusses slavery as a cause of the American Civil War and examines the events surrounding Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and the impact of this declaration on the course of the war and the institution of slavery.

Focuses on the trial of the abolitionist who was hanged for treason and murder following his attempt to capture a military arsenal and arms the slaves for revolt.

Presents seventeen essays that chronicle the events of the Battle of Gettysburg which took place on July 1 to 3, 1863, and discusses why the South lost that battle and why Meade failed to pursue Lee, Gen. George Pickett's fatal charge across the Union center, and more.

Discusses the introduction of slaves into American society, the beginnings of the abolitionist movement, the national conflict over slavery and the resulting Civil War, emancipation of the slaves, and slavery's legacy.

Discusses the circumstances that existed at the time Stowe wrote her famous novel, the details of the book, and its impact on feelings about the existence of slavery in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century.

Examines the life of the baseball player whose successful career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was ended by a serious automobile accident.